Cities and places of Greece. Learn how to pronounce them in Greek. Starting with letters N-Z.
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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
| Greek |
Audio |
Phonetics |
English |
| (η) Νέα Σμύρνη |
 |
NE-a SMIR-ni |
Nea Smirni |
| (η) Νίκαια |
|
NI-kea |
Nikaia |
| (η) Ολυμπία |
|
oli-BI-a |
Olympia |
| (τα) Ολύμπια |
|
o-LI-bia |
Olympia (same city, different accent) |
| (η) πλατεία Ομόνοιας |
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pla-TI-a o-MO-nias |
Omonia Square |
| (η) Ομόνοια |
|
o-MO-nia |
Omonia |
| (το) Παλαιό Φάληρο |
|
pale-O FA-liro |
Paleo Faliro |
| (η) Πάρνηθα |
|
PAR-nitha |
Parnitha |
| (η) Πάτρα |
|
PA-tra |
Patra |
| (το) Πήλιον |
|
PI-lion |
Pelion |
| (το) Πήλιο |
|
PI-lio |
Pelio (same as above) |
| (η) Πελοπόννησος |
|
pelo-PO-nisos |
Peloponnesus |
| (το) Περιστέρι |
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peri-STE-ri |
Peristeri |
| (η) Πετρούπολη |
|
pe-TROU-poli |
Petroupoli |
| (ο) Πηρεάς |
|
pire-AS |
Pireas |
| (το) Ψυχικό |
|
psihi-KO |
Psihiko |
| (ο) Ρέντης |
|
REN-dis |
Rendis |
| (ο) Σαρονικός κόλπος |
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saroni-KOS KOL-pos |
Saronikos Kolpos |
| (ο) Σχοινιάς |
|
shi-NIAS |
Schinias |
| (το) Σύνταγμα |
|
SI-dagma |
Syntagma |
| (η) Πλατεία Συντάγματος |
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pla-TI-a si-DAG-matos |
Syntagma Square |
| (ο) Βόλος |
|
VO-los |
Volos |
| (η) Βούλα |
|
VOU-la |
Voula |
| (η) Βουλιαγμένη |
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vouliag-ME-ni |
Vouliagmeni |
| (τα) Βρηλίσσια |
|
vri-LI-sia |
Vrilissia |
| (το) Γιουσουρούμ |
|
gousou-ROUM |
Yushurum |
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