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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
In English everybody knows the apostrophe. Let's check out the different kinds of apostrophes in Greek grammar.
We have three different kinds of apostrophes in Greek language.
You don't have to remember the names, but remember the rules. They are:
- Έκθλιψη (EK-thlipsi): The last vowel of the the first word disappears.
Example: "σε όλα"
can become "σ' όλα" (SO-la = in all).
- Αποκοπή (apoko-PI): The same with the above but the second word starts
with a consonant.
Example: "δώσε το"
can become "δώσ' το" (THOS-to = give it).
- Αφαίρεση (a-FE-resi): The first vowel of the second word disappears.
Example: "θα έρθω"
can become "θα 'ρθω" (THAR-tho = I'll come).
Here are more examples:
το 'χω (TO-ho) = I have it -
αφαίρεση
μου 'στειλε (MOU-stile) = He/she send it to me -
αφαίρεση
γι' αυτό (gia-FTO) = that's why -
έκθλιψη
πού 'σαι; (POY-se?) = where are you? -
αφαίρεση
κάν' το (KAN-to) = do it -
αποκοπή
Related Subjects:
Accent
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