PHONETICS for MODERN GREEK at a glance
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I.P.A. = International Phonetic Alphabet
- All you need are 5 vowels:
- [ a e i o u ] ♪
- the consonants
- [b d ɡ ♪ p v f ♪ t ð θ ♪ k ɣ x ♪ ʝ ♪ l m n ♪ ɾ s z ♪]
simplified easy-typing:
r for ɾ voiced alveolar flap
γ Greek gamma for ɣ
δ Greek delta for ð
j for ʝ
- double sounds
- [ks] [ps] ♪ [t͡s] [d͡z] ♪ ].
- ...and some more sounds (see next lesson)
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- A stress accent is written before the stressed syllable. Small words are usually not stressed as we speak.
- mod.gre: [efxari'sto] ♪ = eng:thanks (literally: I thank)
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katerina sarri, athens, october 2007 - corrections July 2024