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Monday, 14 May 2007 |
 One of the difficulties when visiting greece is the language.. I'll start now some articles for basic language comprehension. Like the alphabet for example...Here is the pronounciation of the greek letters:
Α α (Άλφα) as in Anna
Β β (Βήτα) as in vase
Γ γ (Γάμμα) as in yes
Δ δ (Δέλτα) as in this
Ε ε (Έψιλον) as in Helen
Ζ ζ (Ζήτα) as in zone
Η η (Ήτα) as in feet
Θ θ (Θήτα) as in thistle
Ι ι (Γιώτα) as in feet
Κ κ (Κάπα) as in cake (but softer)
Λ λ (Λάμδα) as in limp
Μ μ (Μι) as in mother
Ν ν (Νι) as in no
Ξ ξ (Ξι) as in axe
Ο ο (Όμικρον) as in on
Π π (Πι) as in party (but softer)
Ρ ρ (Ρο) as in room
Σ σ ς (Σίγμα) as in sister (ς is used instead of σ at the end of words)
Τ τ (Ταύ) as in tonight (but softer)
Υ υ (Ύψιλον) as in feet
Φ φ (Φι) as in fire
Χ χ (Χι) as in he
Ψ ψ (Ψι) as in lapse
Ω ω (Ωμέγα) as in on
Double vowels:
αι as in Helen
οι, ει, υι as in feet
ου as in fool
ευ as in left
ευ as in ever
αυ as in after
αυ as in avoid
Double consonants:
γγ, γκ as in go
ντ as in dog
μπ as in bat
τσ as in cats
τζ as in Jack
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