The exciting world of the Jungle! In this page we'll learn Greek words about forest and jungle animals
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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 |
| (ο) αλλιγάτορας |
 |
ali-GA-toras |
alligator |
| (η) ανακόντα |
|
ana-KO-nta |
anaconda |
| (η) αντιλόπη |
|
anti-LO-pi |
antelope |
(η) αρκούδα
πολική αρκούδα |
|
ar-KOU-tha
poli-KI ar-KOU-tha |
bear
polar bear |
| (ο) βόας |
|
VO-as |
boa |
| (η) καμήλα |
|
ka-MI-la |
camel |
| (ο) χιμπατζής |
|
hiba-TZIS |
chimpanzee |
| (ο) κροκόδειλος |
|
kro-KO-thilos |
crocodile |
| (το) ελάφι |
|
e-LA-fi |
deer |
| (ο) ελέφαντας |
|
e-LE-fantas |
elephant |
| (η) αλεπού |
|
ale-POU |
fox |
| (η) καμηλοπάρδαλη |
|
kamilo-PAR-thali |
giraffe |
| (ο) γορίλλας |
|
go-RI-las |
gorilla |
| (η) ύαινα |
|
EE-ena |
hyena |
| (ο) ιπποπόταμος |
|
ipo-PO-tamos |
hippopotamus |
| (το) τσακάλι |
|
tsa-KA-li |
jackal |
| (η) λεοπάρδαλη |
|
leo-PAR-thali |
leopard |
| (το) λιοντάρι |
|
lio-NTA-ri |
lion |
(το) ποντίκι
(ο) ποντικός |
|
po-DI-ki
podi-KOS |
mouse |
| (ο) αρουραίος |
|
arou-RE-os |
rat |
(ο) ρινόκερως or
(ο) ρινόκερος |
|
ri-NO-keros |
rhinoceros |
| (ο) πάνθηρας |
|
PAN-theras |
panther |
| (το) φίδι |
|
FI-thi |
snake |
| (ο) σκίουρος |
|
SKI-ouros |
squirrel |
| (η) τίγρη |
|
TI-gri |
tiger |
| (ο) λύκος |
|
LI-kos |
wolf |
| (η) ζέβρα |
|
ZE-vra |
zebra |
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