Learn about Greek vowels
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| Hi everyone. |
| Welcome to The Ultimate Greek Pronunciation Guide. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn all 5 Greek vowel sounds. |
| "α (as in άρτος) |
| ε (as in έξι) |
| ι (as in ίαση) |
| ο (as in όγκος) |
| ου (as in ούλο)" |
| With these sounds, you can pronounce any vowel that could possibly appear in Greek! |
| Are you ready? |
| Then let's get started! |
| The first vowel sound is... |
| "α |
| άρτος |
| ένατος |
| θάλασσα |
| παράμερα" |
| It's similar to the A sound in the word 'mama' or 'papa'. |
| α, α (slowly) |
| α, α (slowly) |
| The next vowel sound is... |
| "ε |
| έξι |
| τσελεμεντές |
| βέβαια |
| έπαινος" |
| "It's similar to the E sound in the word 'bed'. |
| We should note that certain double vowel combinations in Greek aren't pronounced the same way as they're spelt. These two vowels for example, are actually pronounced as a single vowel sound. As you can see, these two vowels are also pronounced like the E sound in the word 'bed'. Listen to how Stefania pronounces this vowel sound." |
| ε, ε (slowly) |
| ε, ε (slowly) |
| The next vowel sound is... |
| "ι |
| ίαση |
| οικείος |
| υιοθετώ |
| βαρύς" |
| "It's the same as the double E sound in the word 'see'. |
| Like the previous sound, there are also many double vowels which can be used to represent this sound. Although spelt differently, all of them are pronounced the same way. Listen to how Stefania pronounces this vowel sound." |
| ι, ι (slowly) |
| ι, ι (slowly) |
| The next vowel sound is... |
| "ο |
| όγκος |
| τεντώνω |
| μώλωπας |
| μοσχοβολώ" |
| As you can see, there are two letters which can be used to represent this sound. The sound is similiar to the O sound in the word 'pot', though try to open and round your mouth more than you would normally. |
| ο, ο (slowly) |
| ο, ο (slowly) |
| The last vowel sound for this lesson is... |
| "oυ |
| oυρά |
| ακούω |
| καπελού |
| κουρούνα" |
| "This double vowel is pronounced like the double OO sound in the word 'pool'. |
| Listen to how Stefania pronounces this vowel sound." |
| oυ, oυ (slowly) |
| oυ, oυ (slowly) |
| Well done! You've just learned all 5 vowel sounds in Greek! |
| "α (as in άρτος) |
| ε (as in έξι) |
| ι (as in ίαση) |
| ο (as in όγκος) |
| ου (as in ούλο)" |
| In the next lesson, you'll start learning consonants sounds. |
| Which vowel sound was the toughest for you to pronounce? Please comment and share your thoughts. |
| See you in the next Ultimate Greek Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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