Learn Greek words from English words that start with the letter Y.
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See Accent for more
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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 |
(εγώ) φλυαρώ
(η) φλυαρία
(το) φλυάρισμα |
|
flia-RO
flia-RI-a
fli-A-risma |
(I) yap
yapping
yapping |
(η) γιάρδα
(η) αυλή |
|
GIAR-tha
av-LI |
yard |
| (το) νήμα |
|
NI-ma |
yarn |
(εγώ) χασμουριέμαι
(το) χασμουρητό |
|
hasmou-RIE-me
hasmouri-TO |
(I) yawn
(the) yawn |
(ο) χρόνος
(το) έτος |
|
HRO-nos
E-tos |
year |
| ετήσιος, -α, -ο |
|
e-TI-sios |
yearly |
(το) προζύμι
(η) μαγιά |
|
pro-ZI-mi
ma-GIA |
yeast |
(εγώ) φωνάζω
(εγώ) ουρλιάζω
(εγώ) σκούζω |
|
fo-NA-zo
our-LIA-zo
SKOU-zo |
yell |
| κίτρινος, -η, -ο |
|
KI-trinos |
yellow |
| κιτρινωπός, -ή, -ό |
|
kitrino-POS |
yellowish |
ναι
μάλιστα |
|
ne
MA-lista |
yes |
χθες
εχθές |
|
hthes
eh-THES |
yesterday |
| (εγώ) παράγω |
|
pa-RA-go |
yield |
| (ο) κρόκος του αυγού |
|
KRO-kos tou av-GOU |
yolk |
νέος, -α, -ο
(το) νεογνό |
|
NE-os
neo-GNO |
young |
| (η) νεολαία |
|
neo-LE-a |
youth |
| νεανικός, -ή, -ό |
|
neani-KOS |
youthful |
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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