Lonely Planet Greek Phrasebook & Dictionary

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EH-nahs / MEE-ah / EH-nah) 2 δύο ( DHEE-oh) 3 τρεις/τρια ( trees / TREE-ah) 4 τέσσερις/τέσσερα ( TESS-a-reess / TESS-a-rah) 5 πέντε ( PEN-deh) 6 έξι ( EH-xee) 7 επτά ( ep-TAH) 8 οκτώ ( okh-TOH) 9 εννέα ( en-EH-ah) 10 δέκα ( DHEH-kah) 11 έντεκα ( EN-deh-kah) 12 δώδεκα ( DHOH-dheh-kah) 13 δεκατρείς/δεκατρία ( dheh-kah-TREES / dheh-kah-TREE-ah) 14 δεκατέσσερις/δεκατέσσερα ( dheh-kah-TESS-eh-rees / dheh-kah-TESS-eh-ra) 15 δεκαπέντε ( dheh-kah-PEN-deh) 16 δεκαέξι ( dheh-kah-EX-ee) 17 δεκαεπτά ( dheh-kah-ep-TAH) 18 δεκαοχτώ ( dheh-kah-okh-TOH) 19 δεκαεννέα ( dheh-kah-en-EH-ah) 20 είκοσι ( EE-koss-ee) 21 εικοσιένας/εικοσιμία/εικοσιένα ( ee-koss-ee-EN-ahs / ee-koss-ee-MEE-ah / ee-koss-ee-EH-nah) 22 εικοσιδύο ( ee-koss-ee-DHEE-oh) 23 εικοσιτρείς/εικοσιτρία ( ee-koss-ee-TREES / ee-koss-ee-TREE-ah) 30 τριάντα ( tree-AHN-dah) 40 σαράντα ( sah-RAHN-dah) 50 πενήντα ( peh-NEEN-dah) 60 εξήντα ( ex-EEN-dah) 70 εβδομήντα ( ev-dhoh-MEEN-dah) 80 ογδόντα ( ogh-DHON-dah) 90 ενενήντα ( en-en-EEN-dah) 100 εκατό ( eh-kah-TO) 200 διακόσιοι/διακόσιες/διακόσια ( dhyah-KOH-syah) 300 τριακόσιοι/τριακόσιες/τριακόσια ( tryah-KOH-syah) 1000 χίλιοι/χίλιες/χίλια ( KHEE-lee-ee / KHEE-lyehs / KHEE-lyah) 2000 δύο χιλιάδες ( DHEE-oh khee-lyAH-dhes) 10,000 δέκα χιλιάδες ( DHEH-kah khee-lyAH-dhes) 1,000,000 ένα εκατομμύριο ( EH-nah eh-kah-to-MEE-ryoh) number _____ ( train, bus, etc. cheese τυρί ( tee-REE) eggs αυγά ( ahv-GHAH) salad σαλάτα ( sah-LAH-tah) (fresh) vegetables (φρέσκα) λαχανικά ( FREH-ska) lah-ha-ni-KA (fresh) fruit (φρέσκα) φρούτα ( .

Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. Duration [ edit ] _____ minute(s) _____ λεπτό/λεπτά ( lep-TOH/TAH) _____ hour(s) _____ ώρα/ώρες ( OH-rah/res) _____ day(s) _____ μέρα/μέρες ( MEH-rah/res) _____ week(s) _____ εβδομάδα/δες ( ev-dhoh-MAH-dhah/dhes) _____ month(s) _____ μήνας/μήνες ( MEEN / MEE-nes) _____ year(s) _____ έτος/χρόνος/χρονιά/έτη/χρόνοι/χρονιές Days [ edit ] today σήμερα ( SEE-meh-ra) yesterday χτες ( khtes) tomorrow αύριο ( AHV-ree-oh) this week αυτή την εβδομάδα ( . As in zone Θ/θ theeta (θήτα) As in thought Κ/κ kappa (κάππα) As in cat Λ/λ lamtha (λάμδα) L/l Μ/μ mee (μι,μυ) M/m Ν/ν nee (νι,νυ) N/n Ξ/ξ ksee (ξι) X/x as in a xe Π/π pee (πι) P/p as in a pe Ρ/ρ rho (ρο) As in road Σ/σ/ς sigma (σίγμα) S/s as in some. Consequently there are only simple unaspirated s, z, ts, j, x 's (no shame, plea sure, lu xurious, chin etc.

This book is arranged by topic, with key words and phrases, a pronunciation guide and a dictionary of approximately 4000 Greek words. Before voiced consonants it is pronounced as z Τ/τ taf (ταυ) T/t Φ/φ fee (φι) F/f as in friend Χ/χ hee (χι) Related to English X but soft. Designed for first-time thrill-seekers and experienced enthusiasts alike, each book showcases 200 unmissable activities along with awe-inspiring photos, engaging first-hand accounts, and practical advice on how to get there, where to stay and what to eat along the way.

Note also that Greek punctuation differs a little: The Greek question mark (ερωτηματικό) is just like the Latin semi-colon ; . north βορράς ( vor-RAHS) south νότος ( NOH-toss) east ανατολή ( ah-nah-TOH-lee) west δύση ( DHEE-see) uphill προς τα πάνω or ανηφόρα ( . So if you know some Attic or Koine Greek and pronounce it as Modern Greek, though you will sound archaic, you will probably be understood.

Time is written and said either in twelve hour clock form in everyday speech or in twenty-four hour clock especially in timetables. Although the dative dropped out of use in Greek before the dative merged with the accusative in English, one can still form the dative of μπαγλαμάς (a stringed instrument smaller than the μπουζούκι), even though it belongs to a new declension.