Modern Greek Lesson 2 - Combination Letters

[domke803]

This is very helpful. Thanks!

[maxtran2005]

Mυρνη Ναζιχα

ΜΥΡΝΗ ΝΑΖΙΧΑ - upper case

μυρνη ναζιχα - lower case

If your u sounds like ou as in soup, then you can write Μουρνη

[THODORISNAVAJO]

@maxtran2005 ti ennoeis edw me to: Mυρνη Ναζιχα

[maxtran2005]

@THODORISNAVAJO krexasa, itan ena onoma Mourni Naziha nomizo

[CheersTolnsanity]

I'm really excited to learn Greek and so far I know the alphabet; the only thing I'm having trouble with is pronouncing the words. Like, how are we supposed to know which letters pronounce which, you know? Is it just like reading in English or is there something different?

[maxtran2005]

Yes, it's just like English only easier. Let me give you a few examples.

1. καλός (good) φίλος (male friend) would read kalos filos

Make sure you raise your voice at the accents over ό and ί.

[maxtran2005]

2. είσαι μια άγγελη (you're an angel) feminine form. If you say to your male friend, it'd be είσαι ενα άγγελος.

είσαι - esay

εί - e sound with rising tone

σ - s sound

αι - ay sound

So you have esay with rising sound at e.

Would you like me to make reading lesson 4 some basic words?

[CheersTolnsanity]

Thanks! I'm still on 2 :P So you're saying a would be α? Like.. Is the Greek alphabet equal to the English alphabet? such as a = α, b = β, c = γ?

[aggelospanatha]

@CheersTolnsanity some of them are, some of them aren't: α = a (as in "car"), β = v, γ = y(as in "yes"), δ = th as in "THis" , ε = e but only as in "hElp",

[THODORISNAVAJO]

@maxtran2005 o άγγελος δεν έχει θηλυκό....Δηλαδή για τους άνδρες λέμε :είσαι ένας άγγελος

και για τις γυναίκες λέμε πάλι:είσαι ένας άγγελος... Δεν υπάρχει άγγελη......

[maxtran2005]

@THODORISNAVAJO efxaristo poly!!!

[THODORISNAVAJO]

@maxtran2005 Tipota....An thes kamia voitheia na sou dwsw to e-mail..... apo pou eisai kai apofasises na tous matheis ellinika?