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Pay attention to the following
before you start reading.
In phonetics where you see:
Capital letters is where the word is accented.
ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.
e as the e in the word bet.
a as the a in the word father.
o as the o in the word only.
ou as the ou in the word Lou.
x as the x in the word fox.
th or th like the th in think.
th or th like the th in this.
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Where you see a " y " or a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that
word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad
Spelling is an important aspect of the Greek language.
It is especially important when you are writing or reading Greek words and sentences!
Take for example these two words: "βάζω"
and "βάζο".
The first one ends in "ω", it's a verb and it means "I put".
The second one ends in "ο", it's a noun and means "vase".
As you can see from this example the correct spelling of the word can help
us with its meaning!
We put together a few simple rules that can help you get some of the spelling correct. Remember that there are
exceptions to
some of these rules.
Adjectives and Nouns
- All Masculine nouns that end in "-os" (in the Nominative Singular case) are
always spelled with an omicron "o",
never an "ω".
- Masculine nouns that end in "-ees" (in the Nominative Singular case) are
always spelled with
an eta "η".
- Feminine nouns that end in "-ee" (in the Nominative Singular case) are
always spelled with
an eta "η".
- Feminine nouns that end "-ee" (in the Nominative Singular case), in
the plural the ending becomes ""ες".
Example: η τροφή
οι τροφές.
There are some exceptions, for example : η πόλη
- οι πόλεις
- Neuter nouns that end in "-o" (in the Nominative Singular case) are
always spelled with omicron
"o".
- Neuter nouns in singular that end in "-ee" (in the Nominative
Singular case) are always spelled with an
"ι". Example:
το παιδί.
- Neuter Nouns that end in "-os" in plural end in eta
"η".
Example: το έλος,
τα έλη
- There are some feminine nouns that end in "ω". They are names and do not have a plural.
Verbs
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