How to read in Greek

The world speaks Greek for more than 3 thousand years. This is one of the most beautiful languages ​​in the world. To this day, it is the main one in Greece and Cyprus. Learning to read Greek will help you with the rules of reading the Greek language, almost all letters of which correspond to certain Russian letters.

Instruction manual

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So, read the Greek letter "γ" as the Ukrainian dull "g", and give vowels ε, ι, η, υ give it a sound similar to "" ", for example, γίνομαι (y'inome) - I get it.

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The letter "a" before the consonants "γ", "κ", "χ", "ξ" read as "n". Example: άγγλος ('Anglos') - Englishman.

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The letters "η", "ι", "υ" read like Russian "and", but after the vowels and in front of the vowels in unstressed position give them the sound "th", for example, Μάιος (M'ayos) - May.

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The letter "κ" is read like the Russian "k", only after the letters "γ" and "ν" it should be read differently - like "g": ανάγκη (an'angi) is a necessity.

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Read the letter "σ" as a Russian "s", and before voiced consonants - as a "z", for example, πλάσμα (pl'azma) is a creature.

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The letter "π" should be read as Russian "p", but after "μ" - as "b": έμπορος ('emboros) - a merchant.

"T" read like Russian "t", after "ν" - like "d", for example, έντονος ('endonos) - bright.

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The letters "ξ" and "ψ" are read as "ks" and "ps", however, when the previous letters are pronounced louder, something like "gz" and "bz": τον ξέρω (tone kz'ero) - I know him.

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The letters "δ" and "θ" have no exact correspondence in the Russian language, "δ" is read as English "th" in the layer "this", and "θ" is read as "th" in the word "thin".

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“λ” should be read softly, like “l” in the name of the note “la”.

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The combinations of the letters "μπ" and "ντ" at the beginning of the word read as "b" and "e", for example, μπορώ (bor'o) - I can.

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The combination of "τσ" read as "q": έτσι ('ezi) - so. The combination of "τζ" is like "dz": τζάμι (dz'ami) is glass. The combinations "ει", "οι", "υι" should be read as "and": κείμενο (name) - text. The combination "ου" - like "y": Άγια Πετρούπολη ('Ayia Petr'upoli) - St. Petersburg. The combination "αι" reads as "e" or "e": αίμα ('ema) - blood.

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The combination "ντ" should be read as "nd" and "γχ" as "nx".

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Double consonants read the same way as single consonants.