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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 |
| άσχημος, -η, -ο |
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AS-himos |
ugly |
| (το) έλκος |
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EL-kos |
ulcer |
έσχατος, -η, -ο
τελικός, -ή, -ό |
|
ES-hatos
teli-KOS |
ultimate |
| υπερηχητικός, -ή, -ό |
|
eeperihiti-KOS |
ultrasonic |
| υπεριώδης, -ης, -ες |
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eeperi-O-this |
ultraviolet |
| (η) ομπρέλλα |
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o-BRE-la |
umbrella |
| ανίκανος, -η, -ο |
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a-NI-kanos |
unable |
| απολίτιστος, -η, -ο |
|
apo-LI-tistos |
uncivilized |
| στενάχωρος, -η, -ο |
|
ste-NA-horos |
uncomfortable |
άνευ όρων
απόλυτος, -η,-ο |
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A-nef O-ron
a-PO-litos |
unconditional |
| αναίσθητος, -η, -ο |
|
a-NES-thitos |
unconscious |
| (εγώ) αποκαλύπτω |
|
apoka-LI-pto |
uncover |
| άκοπος, -η, -ο |
|
A-kopos |
uncut |
μυστικός, -ή, -ό
κρυφός, -ή, -ό |
|
misti-KOS
kri-FOS |
undercover |
| υπόγειος, -α, -ο |
|
ee-PO-gios |
underground |
| (εγώ) υπογραμμίζω |
|
eepogra-MI-zo |
underline |
| αποκάτω |
|
apo-KA-to |
underneath |
| (εγώ) καταλαβαίνω |
|
katala-VE-no |
understand |
| (εγώ) αναλαμβάνω |
|
analam-VA-no |
undertake |
μη επιθυμητός
ανεπιθύμητος, -η, -ο |
|
mi epithimi-TOS
anepi-THI-mitos |
undesirable |
αόριστος, -η, -ο
αναποφάσιστος, -η, -ο |
|
a-O-ristos
anapo-FA-sistos |
undetermined |
| ανήσυχος, -η, -ο |
|
a-NI-sihos |
uneasy |
ανεκπαίδευτος, -η, -ο
αγράμματος,
-η, -ο |
|
anek-PE-theftos
a-GRA-matos |
uneducated |
| άνεργος, -η, -ο |
|
A-nergos |
unemloyed |
| απροσδόκητος, -η, -ο |
|
apros-THO-kitos |
unexpected |
| άδικος, -η, -ο |
|
A-thikos |
unfair |
| αξέχαστος, -η, -ο |
|
a-KSE-hastos |
unforgettable |
| άτυχος, -η, -ο |
|
A-tihos |
unfortunate |
| αχάριστος, -η, -ο |
|
a-HA-ristos |
ungrateful |
| δυστυχισμένος, -η, -ο |
|
thistihi-SME-nos |
unhappy |
| μοναδικός, -ή, -ό |
|
monathi-KOS |
unique |
(εγώ) ενώνω
ενωμένος, -η, -ο |
|
e-NO-no
eno-ME-nos |
unite
united |
| παγκόσμιος, -α, -ο |
|
pa-GO-smios |
universal |
(το) σύμπαν
(ο) κόσμος |
|
SI-ban
KO-smos |
universe |
| (το) πανεπιστήμιο |
|
panepi-STI-mio |
university |
| άγνωστος, -η, -ο |
|
A-gnostos |
unknown |
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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