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Letter
(The accent or stress is in bold)
A-lpha
Vee-ta
Ga-ma
De-lta
(De like the)
E-psee-lon
Zee-ta
Ee-ta
(not like ETA, but like the 'e' in 'she')
Thee-ta
Yio-ta
(Yi like Y in 'yacht' ending like an o
not an a)
Ka-pa
(The K not stressed!)
Lam-v-tha
Mee
Nee
Ksee
O-mee-kron
Pee
(do not stress the P)
Ro
(like in row without the 'w')
Seeg-ma
Taff
(do not stress the T)
Ee-psee-lon
Fee
Hee
('H' like in 'hand')
Psee
O-me-ga
The only way to learn Greek, is to read and write. Follow this link: Greek Alphabet - print
out the page, then for each letter, write it ten times in both 'capital and small case', while
saying it out loud. Refer to the sounds above recorded by Sofri to ensure that your
pronunciation is correct. Then repeat the exercise another 5 times!
See how easy it is? Well there is a minor complication. Greek words which have the
following combination of vowels, are pronounced slightly differently. Double vowels are
pronounced as one sound. However the double vowel rule is not applicable (an
exception) if the first vowel is accented or the second is double toned. In this case the
vowels are pronounced as normal.
Double Exceptions
Pronounced like
vowel (double toned)
The ‘oo’ in ‘too’
http://www.agni.gr/learn_greek/alphabet.asp
Ti kan-i-te
How are you?
Her-ro-poli
Pleased to meet you
Po-so ka-ni
How much?
Ak-ri-vo
Expensive!
or W Holidays
It is Hot Ze-sti
It is Cold Kree-o
Th-elo
I would like
Ps-o-me
Bread
Kre-as
Meat
Salad Sa-la-ta
Fru-ta
Fruit
Kra-si
Wine
Ko-kin-o
Red
Bir-ra
Beer
Ne-ro
Water
Do-ma-tes
Tomatoes
A-gou-ri
Cucumber
Greek Salad
(literally translated means: Country salad) Ko-ri-a-tiki
Yoghurt Yia-outi
Hello
Note: this is
Ya-soo
the singular.
Use when
greeting a
friend.
Hello
Note: this is
the plural
version. Use
when
greeting
more than Ya-sas
one person; a
person who
you do not
know; or an
older person
to show
respect.
Good morning Ka-li-mera
Good afternoon
(Contrary to
what many
will tell you,
there is not a
Greek word
Hai-re-te
for
afternoon,
but this is
commonly
used)
Numbers
One E-na
Two The-o
Three Tri-a
Four Te-ssera
Five Pen-de
Six Ex-ksi
Seven Efp-ta
Eight Ock-to
Nine en-nea
Ten The-ka
Eleven en-the-ka
Twelve tho-the-ka
Thirteen the-ka-tri-a
Fourteen the-ka-tess-era
Fifteen the-ka-pen-de
Sixteen the-ka-ec-ksi
Seventeen the-ka-efp-ta
Eighteen the-ka-ock-to
Nineteen the-ka-en-nea
Twenty i-kosi