Greek names of the planets and solar system.
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 |
| (ο) ήλιος |
 |
EE-lios |
sun |
| (ο) Ερμής |
|
er-MIS |
Mercury |
| (η) Αφροδίτη |
|
afro-THI-ti |
Venus |
| (η) Γη |
|
gi |
Earth |
| (ο) Άρης |
|
A-ris |
Mars |
| (ο) Δίας |
|
THI-as |
Jupiter |
| (ο) Κρόνος |
|
KRO-nos |
Saturn |
| (ο) Ουρανός |
|
oura-NOS |
Uranus |
| (ο) Ποσειδώνας |
|
posi-THO-nas |
Neptune |
| (ο) Πλούτωνας |
|
PLOU-tonas |
Pluto |
(το) φεγγάρι
(η) σελήνη |
|
fe-GA-ri
se-LI-ni |
moon |
| (ο) πλανήτης |
|
pla-NI-tis |
planet |
| (το) αστέρι |
|
a-STE-ri |
star |
| (το) ηλιακό σύστημα |
|
eelia-KO SI-stima |
solar system |
| (ο) δορυφόρος |
|
thori-FO-ros |
satellite |
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