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PART 5: Vowel Combinations αυ & ευ

VOWEL COMBINATION	PRONUNCIATION
ΑΥ  αυ	​i) [af] before κ, π, τ, φ, θ, χ, σ, ξ, ψ  ii)[av] ​before all other consonants and the vowels
ΕΥ  ευ	​i) [ef]  before κ, π, τ, φ, θ, χ, σ, ξ, ψ  ii)[ev]  before all other consonants and the vowels

Now let's read the following words which contain the αυ and ευ combinations. ​
​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
αυλή    ​ΑΥΛΗ	yard	[avlí]
Παύλος    ​ΠΑΥΛΟΣ	Paul	[p​ávlos]
αύριο    ​ΑΥΡΙΟ	tomorrow	[​ávrio]
Αύγουστος    ​ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΣ	August	[ávγustos]
Αυστρία    ​ΑΥΣΤΡΙΑ	Austria	[afstría]
αυτός    ​ΑΥΤΟΣ	he	[aft​ós]
παύση    ​ΠΑΥΣΗ	pause	[páfsi]
καύσωνας    ​ΚΑΥΣΩΝΑΣ	heatwave	[k​áfsonas]
Καύκασος    ​ΚΑΥΚΑΣΟΣ	Caucasus	[k​áfkasos]
ευγενικός    ​ΕΥΓΕΝΙΚΟΣ	polite	[evjenikós]
μαγειρεύω    ​ΜΑΓΕΙΡΕΥΩ	I cook	[majirévo]
ευλογία    ​ΕΥΛΟΓΙΑ	blessing	[evlojía]
πεύκο    ​ΠΕΥΚΟ	pine tree	[p​éfko]
δεύτερος    ​ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟΣ	second	[δ​éfteros]
εύκολος    ​ΕΥΚΟΛΟΣ	easy	[éfkolos]
Ευρώπη    ​ΕΥΡΩΠΗ	Europe	[evr​ópi]
ευχαριστώ    ​ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ	thank you	[efharist​ó]
απόγευμα    ​ΑΠΟΓΕΥΜΑ	afternoon	[ap​ójevma]

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