LET'S READ & WRITE GREEK!
PART 3d: Consonants Π-Ρ-Φ-Ψ
LETTER |
NAME |
PRONUNCIATION |
Π π |
[pi] |
[p] |
Ρ ρ |
[ro] |
[r] |
Φ φ |
[fi] |
[f] |
Ψ ψ |
[psi] |
[ps] |
SYLLABLES |
ΠΑ πα ΠΕ πε ΠΑΙ παι ΠΗ πη ΠΙ πι ΠΥ πυ ΠΕΙ πει ΠΟΙ ποι ΠΟ πο ΠΩ πω ΠΟΥ που |
ΑΠ απ ΕΠ επ ΑΙΠ αιπ ΗΠ ηπ ΙΠ ιπ ΥΠ υπ ΕΙΠ ειπ ΟΙΠ οιπ ΟΠ οπ ΩΠ ωπ ΟΥΠ ουπ |
SYLLABLES |
ΡΑ ρα ΡΕ ρε ΡΑΙ ραι ΡΗ ρη ΡΙ ρι ΡΥ ρυ ΡΕΙ ρει ΡΟΙ ροι ΡΟ ρο ΡΩ ρω ΡΟΥ ρου |
ΑΡ αρ ΕΡ ερ ΑΙΡ αιρ ΗΡ ηρ ΙΡ ιρ ΥΡ υρ ΕΙΡ ειρ ΟΙΡ οιρ ΟΡ ορ ΩΡ ωρ ΟΥΡ ουρ |
SYLLABLES |
ΦΑ φα ΦΕ φε ΦΑΙ φαι ΦΗ φη ΦΙ φι ΦΥ φυ ΦΕΙ φει ΦΟΙ φοι ΦΟ φο ΦΩ φω ΦΟΥ φου |
ΑΦ αφ ΕΦ εφ ΑΙΦ αιφ ΗΦ ηφ ΙΦ ιφ ΥΦ υφ ΕΙΦ ειφ ΟΙΦ οιφ ΟΦ οφ ΩΦ ωφ ΟΥΦ ουφ |
SYLLABLES |
ΨΑ ψα ΨΕ ψε ΨΑΙ ψαι ΨΗ ψη ΨΙ ψι ΨΥ ψυ ΨΕΙ ψει ΨΟΙ ψοι ΨΟ ψο ΨΩ ψω ΨΟΥ ψου |
ΑΨ αψ ΕΨ εψ ΑΙΨ αιψ ΗΨ ηψ ΙΨ ιψ ΥΨ υψ ΕΙΨ ειψ ΟΙΨ οιψ ΟΨ οψ ΩΨ ωψ ΟΥΨ ουψ |
Now we'll combine these consonants and the consonants in PARTS 3a-3b-3c with the vowels we have learned to form words.
In the WORD column below, the word is written in small letters first and then in capital letters. The stress mark (') you see on the vowels indicates the stressed syllable of the word. This means that when I pronounce the word, the stress of my voice should fall on that specific vowel and for this reason, it will be slightly longer and louder. Words written in capital letters do not take a stress mark.
In the WORD column below, the word is written in small letters first and then in capital letters. The stress mark (') you see on the vowels indicates the stressed syllable of the word. This means that when I pronounce the word, the stress of my voice should fall on that specific vowel and for this reason, it will be slightly longer and louder. Words written in capital letters do not take a stress mark.
WORD |
MEANING |
PRONUNCIATION |
πόρτα ΠΟΡΤΑ |
door |
[pórta] |
ψωμί ΨΩΜΙ |
bread |
[psomí] |
ψήνω ΨΗΝΩ |
I roast/I grill/I bake |
[psíno] |
βάρκα ΒΑΡΚΑ |
boat |
[várka] |
ρωτάω ΡΩΤΑΩ |
I ask |
[rotáo] |
τιμόνι ΤΙΜΟΝΙ |
steering wheel |
[timóni] |
θέατρο ΘΕΑΤΡΟ |
theatre |
[θéatro] |
σερβίρω ΣΕΡΒΙΡΩ |
I serve |
[servíro] |
πατέρας ΠΑΤΕΡΑΣ |
father |
[patéras] |
πόδια ΠΟΔΙΑ |
legs/feet |
[póδja] |
λεφτά ΛΕΦΤΑ |
money |
[leftá] |
τρώω ΤΡΩΩ |
I eat |
[tróo] |
κοιμάμαι ΚΟΙΜΑΜΑΙ |
I sleep |
[k'imáme] |
μιλάω ΜΙΛΑΩ |
I speak |
[miláo] |
ζεσταίνομαι ΖΕΣΤΑΙΝΟΜΑΙ |
I feel hot |
[zesténome] |
σκέφτομαι ΣΚΕΦΤΟΜΑΙ |
I think |
[skéftome] |
ψωνίζω ΨΩΝΙΖΩ |
I shop |
[psonízo] |
φως ΦΩΣ |
light |
[fos] |
τράπεζα ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ |
bank |
[trápeza] |
φωτογραφία ΦΩΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ |
photo |
[fotoγrafía] |