Review about Greek pronunciation
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| Hi everyone. |
| Welcome to The Ultimate Greek Pronunciation Guide. |
| You've made it to the last lesson! Do you feel more confident about speaking in Greek now? |
| In the previous lessons, you learned all the core elements of Greek pronunciation. In this lesson, we'll bring everything together and practice making complete sentences in Greek! |
| Let's practice! |
| Make sure to practice out loud with this lesson! |
| You know all the parts and pieces, but can you speak Greek with a natural accent? |
| If you've been quiet up until now, be sure to speak out loud with Stefania's examples! |
| We're making the jump to real phrases that you might use in Greek. Let's go! |
| How would you pronounce this sentence? Give it a shot! |
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| H γη της Θεσσαλίας είναι εύφορη. |
| H γη της Θεσσαλίας είναι εύφορη. (slowly) |
| Did you pronounce this word correctly? |
| Remember you need to assimilate the initial double vowel combination with the next letter. |
| Try one more time after Stefania. |
| H γη της Θεσσαλίας είναι εύφορη. |
| pause |
| H γη της Θεσσαλίας είναι εύφορη. (slowly) |
| How about this one? |
| Take a moment to try and figure out how to pronounce this phrase. Remember everything you learned about consonant and vowel sounds! |
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| Δεν θέλω να ψαρεύω τα Σαββατοκύριακα, θέλω να πηγαίνω για κολύμπι. |
| Δεν θέλω να ψαρεύω τα Σαββατοκύριακα, θέλω να πηγαίνω για κολύμπι. (slowly) |
| Did you pronounce the double consonant combination of the last word correctly? |
| It needs to sound like an MB sound, not a B sound. |
| Try once more. |
| Δεν θέλω να ψαρεύω τα Σαββατοκύριακα, θέλω να πηγαίνω για κολύμπι. |
| pause |
| Δεν θέλω να ψαρεύω τα Σαββατοκύριακα, θέλω να πηγαίνω για κολύμπι. (slowly) |
| "Before we move on, are you pronouncing these out loud? If you are, then great! |
| If not, then you need to be! |
| Make sure to pratice aloud with Stefania!" |
| Here's the next one. |
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| Η δαντελένια κουρτίνα δεν πρέπει να πλένεται στο πλυντήριο, αλλά στο χέρι. |
| Η δαντελένια κουρτίνα δεν πρέπει να πλένεται στο πλυντήριο, αλλά στο χέρι. (slowly) |
| Did you notice the different pronunciations of the NT consonant combination? In this word here it sounds like a normal ND sound, but here, because this is a loan word, it makes an NT sound. |
| Listen to Stefania and try again. |
| Η δαντελένια κουρτίνα δεν πρέπει να πλένεται στο πλυντήριο, αλλά στο χέρι. |
| pause |
| Η δαντελένια κουρτίνα δεν πρέπει να πλένεται στο πλυντήριο, αλλά στο χέρι. (slowly) |
| Here's your final sentence. Think for a while and try saying it out loud. |
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| Τα εγκαίνια του νέου μας καταστήματος θα πραγματοποιηθούν την Πέμπτη το απόγευμα. |
| Τα εγκαίνια του νέου μας καταστήματος θα πραγματοποιηθούν την Πέμπτη το απόγευμα. (slowly) |
| "Did you notice the assimilation between these two words? Remember, that happens quite often when a word ends in N and then a word that begins with a P sound follows. |
| Try once more." |
| Τα εγκαίνια του νέου μας καταστήματος θα πραγματοποιηθούν την Πέμπτη το απόγευμα. |
| pause |
| Τα εγκαίνια του νέου μας καταστήματος θα πραγματοποιηθούν την Πέμπτη το απόγευμα. (slowly) |
| How did it go? Do you feel like you have a better accent than you did at the beginning of this series? |
| What parts of Greek pronunciation are still difficult for you? |
| Good luck as you continue learning Greek! Bye! |
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