Modern Greek Grammar

Konstantinos Athanasiou

1. The Greek alphabet -

Capital letters
Small letters

()

Pronunciation
a

()

()

gh*(before a,o,oo) y(before e, i)

()

th (as in this)

()

()

()

()

th (as in think)

()

()

()

()

()

()

()

()

()

()

, s (at the end of words)

()

()

()

()

ch

()

ps

()

* the sound gh is similar to the very first sound of w in words as woman, why.

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Modern Greek Grammar

Konstantinos Athanasiou

1.1 Vowels and consonants

Vowels -
Consonants -
Letters and pronunciation
Letters and pronunciation

gh (before a, o, oo, the sound gh is

, , i
similar to the very first sound of w in words as
,
o
woman, why) y (before e, i)

(as in this)

(as in think)

r
,
s

ch

ps
1.2 Vowel- and consonantcombinations ,
Vowelcombinations - Consonantcombinations -

Combinations and pronunciation

Combinations and pronunciation

b, mb, mp

d, nd, nt

g (as in go), ng, nk

oo (as in good)

g (as in go)

av or af

ts

ev or ef

dz

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1.3 Common abbreviations

.
St (Saint)
.
c (century)
.
see
.
gm (gram(s))
.
i.e. (id est, that is)
.
cm (centimetre)
.
Mr., Mrs.
..
et al. (et alia, and others)
..
N.T. (New Testament)
.
etc.
,
Mr., Mrs.
..
e.g. (exempli gratia, for example)
..
p.m. (post meridiem, after noon)
..
AD (anno domini)
..
O.T. (Old Testament)
..
a.m. (ante meridiem, before noon)
..
e.g. (exempli gratia, for example)
..
BC (before Christ)
.
p (page)

.
.
.
.
..
.
.
.
.

note
1000 m
tel
ton (1000 kg)
m, square metre
PS (Postscript)
kg (kilogram)
mille, thousand
km (kilometre)

Cardinal directions

NE

NW

SE

SW

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