Words that describe people's cahracteristics 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 |
| ψηλός, -ή, -ό |
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psi-LOS |
tall |
| κοντός, -ή, -ό |
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ko-DOS |
short |
| χοντρός, -ή, -ό |
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ho-DROS |
fat |
| λεπτός, -ή, -ό |
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le-PTOS |
thin |
| ξανθός, -ή/ιά, -ό |
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ksan-THOS |
blond |
| μελαχρινός, -ή, -ό |
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melaxri-NOS |
brunette |
| μεγάλος, -η, -ο |
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me-GA-los |
big |
| μικρός, -ή, -ό |
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mi-KROS |
small |
| άσχημος, -η, -ο |
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A-shimos |
ugly |
| όμορφος, -η, -ο |
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O-morfos |
beautiful, handsome |
| (η) νόστιμη |
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NO-stimi |
pretty, cute |
| κοκκινομάλλης, -α, -ικο |
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kokino-MA-lis |
red-haired |
All the above words are adjectives. The words are given in the masculine
form, but as adjectives, they can have all three genders.
The word "νόστιμη" is given in the feminine form because it's usually
used for women. Also "νόστιμο" means "delicious"
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