Learn how to pronouce basic food items in Greek.
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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 |
| (το) βούτυρο |
 |
VOU-tiro |
butter |
| (το) τυρί |
|
ti-RI |
cheese |
| (η) φέτα |
|
FE-ta |
feta cheese
low fat Greek cheese |
| (το) κεφαλοτύρι |
|
kefalo-TI-ri |
a hard cheese |
| (το) κασέρι |
|
ka-SE-ri |
soft cheese |
| (το) κοτόπουλο |
|
ko-TO-poulo |
chicken |
| (ο) καφές |
|
ka-FES |
coffee |
| (τα) μπισκότα (plural) |
|
bi-SKO-ta |
cookies |
| (το) αυγό |
|
av-GO |
egg |
| (τα) ψάρια (plural) |
|
PSA-ria |
fish |
| (το) αλεύρι |
|
a-LEV-ri |
flour |
| (το) χαμ |
|
ham |
ham |
| (το) αρνί |
|
ar-NI |
lamb |
| (τα) παϊδάκια (plural) |
|
pai-THA-kia |
lamb chops |
| (η) μαργαρίνη |
|
marga-RI-ni |
margarine |
| (η) μαρμελάδα |
|
marme-LA-tha |
marmalade, jelly |
| (το) κρέας |
|
KRE-as |
meat |
| (ο) κιμάς |
|
ki-MAS |
ground/minced meat |
| (ο) χοιρινός κιμάς |
|
hiri-NOS ki-MAS |
ground pork |
| (ο) βοδινός κιμάς |
|
vothi-NOS ki-MAS |
ground veal |
| (το) γάλα |
|
GA-la |
milk |
| (το) χοιρινό |
|
hiri-NO |
pork |
| (το) βοδινό |
|
vothi-NO |
veal |
| (η) ζάχαρι |
|
ZA-hari |
sugar |
| (το) γιαούρτι |
|
gia-OU-rti |
yogurt |
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