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Letter "L" - Page 1
Commonly used words.
Learn Greek words. All English words in this page start with the letter L.
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.
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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) σκάλα |
 |
SKA-la |
ladder |
| (η) κυρία |
|
ki-RI-a |
lady |
(η) λάμπα
(το) λυχνάρι |
|
LA-ba
li-HNA-ri |
lamp |
(η) ξηρά
(η) χώρα |
|
ksi-RA
HO-ra |
land |
| (η) γλώσσα |
|
GLO-sa |
language |
| μεγάλος, -η, -ο |
|
me-GA-los |
large |
(εγώ) διαρκώ
(εγώ) κρατώ |
|
thiar-KO
kra-TO |
(I) last
(I) last |
| τελευταίος, -α, -ο |
|
tele-FTE-os |
last |
| έχω αργήσει |
|
E-ho A-rgisi |
(I am) late |
| αργότερα |
|
ar-GO-tera |
later |
| (το) γέλιο |
|
GE-lio |
laughter |
(εγώ) γελώ
(εγώ) γελάω |
|
ge-LO
ge-LA-o |
laugh |
| (ο) νόμος |
|
NO-mos |
law |
(ο) τεμπέλης
(η) τεμπέλα |
|
te-BE-lis
te-BE-la |
lazy |
(εγώ) καθοδηγώ
(εγώ) οδηγώ |
|
kathothi-GO
othi-GO |
(I) lead
(I) lead |
(η) οδηγία
(η) αρχηγία |
|
othi-GI-a
arhi-GI-a |
(the) lead
(the) lead |
| (ο) αρχηγός |
|
arhi-GOS |
leader |
| (εγώ) μαθαίνω |
|
ma-THE-no |
learn |
| (εγώ) φεύγω |
|
FEV-go |
(I am) leaving |
| νόμιμος, -η, -ο |
|
NO-mimos |
legal |
| (ο) μύθος |
|
MI-thos |
legend |
| (εγώ) δανείζω |
|
tha-NI-zo |
lend |
| (το) γράμμα |
|
GRA-ma |
letter |
| επίπεδος, -η, -ο |
|
e-PI-pethos |
level |
(ο) μοχλός
(ο) λοστός |
|
mo-HLOS
lo-STOS |
lever |
(ο) ψεύτης
(η) ψεύτρα |
|
PSE-ftis
PSE-ftra |
liar |
(εγώ) ψεύδομαι
λέω ψέματα |
|
PSE-vthome
LE-o PSE-mata |
lie |
| (η) ζωή |
|
zo-I |
life |
| (εγώ) σηκώνω |
|
si-KO-no |
lift |
| (το) φως |
|
fos |
light |
(εγώ) αρέσω
σαν |
|
a-RE-so
san |
(I) like
like |
| πιθανός, -ή, -ό |
|
pitha-NOS |
likely |
(το) όριο
(εγώ) περιορίζω |
|
O-rio
perio-RI-zo |
(the) limit
(I) limit |
(η) γραμμή
(η) σειρά |
|
gra-MI
si-RA |
line |
| (τα) χείλια (plural) |
|
HI-lia |
lips |
| (εγώ) ακούω |
|
a-KOU-o |
listen |
(εγώ) ζω
(εγώ) κατοικώ |
|
zo
kati-KO |
(I) live |
| (ο) προθάλαμος |
|
pro-THA-lamos |
lobby |
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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