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PHONETICS for MODERN GREEK at a glance

    
I.P.A. = International Phonetic Alphabet
 
All you need are 5 vowels:
[ a e i o u ] 
the consonants
[b d ɡ    p v f    t ð θ    k ɣ x    ʝ    l m n    ɾ s z ]
simplified easy-typing:
   r for ɾ voiced alveolar flap
   γ Greek gamma for ɣ
   δ Greek delta for ð
   j for ʝ
double sounds
[ks] [ps]     [t͡s] [d͡z]  ].
...and some more sounds (see next lesson)
 
A stress accent is written before the stressed syllable. Small words are usually not stressed as we speak.
mod.gre: [efxari'sto]  = eng:thanks (literally: I thank)

    
katerina sarri, athens, october 2007 - corrections July 2024