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Letter "A" - Page 1
Commonly used words.
Learn commonly used Greek words that start with the Letter A. We have listed only the words that we think
is used more often.
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See Accent for more
information.
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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.
(underline)
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) ικανότητα |
 |
ika-NO-tita |
ability |
ικανός, -η, -ο
άξιος, -α, -ο |
|
ika-NOS
A-ksios |
able |
| (το) δυστύχημα |
|
thi-STI-hima |
accident |
| (ο) λογαριασμός |
|
logaria-SMOS |
account |
| (εγώ) κατορθώνω |
|
kator-THO-no |
achieve |
(η) πράξη
(η) ενέργεια |
|
PRA-ksi
e-NER-gia |
action |
(ο) ηθοποιός
(η) ηθοποιός |
|
eethopi-OS
eethopi-OS |
actor
actress |
| πραγματικός, -η, -ο |
|
pragmati-KOS |
actual |
| (εγώ) προσαρμόζω |
|
prosar-MO-zo |
adapt |
| (η) διέυθυνση |
|
thi-EF-thinsi |
address |
(εγώ) προσαρμόζω
(εγώ) κανονίζω |
|
prosar-MO-zo
kano-NI-zo |
adjust |
| (εγώ) παραδέχομαι |
|
para-THE-xome |
admit |
| (η) περιπέτεια |
|
peri-PE-tia |
adventure |
(εγώ) συμβουλεύω
(η) συμβουλή |
|
simvou-LE-vo
simvou-LI |
advise
advice |
| (εγώ) επηρεάζω |
|
epire-A-zo |
affect |
πάλι
ξανά |
|
PA-li
ksa-NA |
again |
| εναντίον |
|
ena-DI-on |
against |
| (το) πρακτορείο |
|
prakto-RI-o |
agency |
(ο) πράκτορας
(ο) αντιπρόσωπος |
|
PRA-ktoras
anti-PRO-sopos |
agent |
| (εγώ) συμφωνώ |
|
simfo-NO |
agree |
| (η) συμφωνία |
|
simfo-NI-a |
agreement |
(η) προειδοποίηση
(ο) συναγερμός |
|
proitho-PI-isi
sinager-MOS |
alarm |
(το) οινόπνευμα
(το) αλκοόλ |
|
ee-NO-pnevma
alko-OL |
alcohol |
άγρυπνος, -η, -ο
ξύπνιος, -α, -ο |
|
AG-ripnos
KSIP-nios |
alert |
| (η) ετοιμότητα |
|
eti-MO-tita |
alertness |
| όλος, -η, -ο |
|
O-los |
all |
Remember; the words that are adjectives they have three genders.
Where you see a word followed by two more endings, is an adjective (or a Participle), therefore
it has three genders. Note, that some Pronouns have three genders also.
For more information please refer to:
Genders (part 1)
Genders (part 2) and
Adjectives
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