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How to read Greek

Single Letters
is always pronounced as a in father
as v in violent
doesn't have an English counterpart; it sounds like a soft version of g in brag but
continued;
before and (and all *e* and *i* sounds) it sounds as y in yield
as th in that
as e in met
as z in zone
as ee in see
as th in thin
as ee in see
as k in ask
before and (and all *e* and *i* sounds) it sounds as Qu in Quebec (as it is in
French)
almost as l in lizard but the tongue touches the back of the front teeth
as m in man
as n in not
as x in six
as o in port
as p in step
as r in British English very; it is slightly trilled
as s in sea;
it is pronounced as z in zone before voiced consonants ( , , , )
same as , but is only encountered at the end of a word
as t in bet
as ee in see
as f in fire
doesn't have an English counterpart; sounds as the German ch in Bach;
before and (and all *e* and *i* sounds) it sounds almost as H in Houston
as ps in rhapsody
as o in port

Letter Combinations
exactly like
exactly like
exactly like
exactly like
as oo in loot
as uff in cuff before voiceless consonants;
as av in maverick before voiced consonants ( , , , , ) and vowels;
as ef in chef before voiceless consonants;
as ev in eleven before voiced consonants ( , , , , ) and vowels;
at the beggining of a word as b in base;
in the middle of a word as mb in timber
at the beggining of a word as d in door;
in the middle of a word as nd in tender
at the beggining of a word as g in good;
in the middle of a word as ng in finger
exactly like , but is always encountered in the middle of a word
as ts in bits, but pronounced as one unit
as dz in red zone, but pronounced as one unit

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