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Kosdes · Everyday Greek

Around the house — στο σπίτι · sto spíti

Greek, pronunciation, and English. Same order as the vocabulary song. 12 words.

Greek Pronunciation English
δωμάτιο domátio room
κουζίνα kouzína kitchen
μπάνιο bánio bathroom
In Modern Greek, μπ can represent the b sound. In μπάνιο, it sounds like an English b at the start—bánio—not a separate “m” followed by “p.”
υπνοδωμάτιο ypnodomátio bedroom
πόρτα pórta door
παράθυρο paráthyro window
καρέκλα karékla chair
κρεβάτι kreváti bed
καναπές kanapés sofa
λάμπα lámpa lamp
In Modern Greek, μπ can represent the b sound, as in English “lamp.” In λάμπα, it sounds like an English b, not a separate “m” followed by “p.”
ψυγείο psygeío refrigerator
γκαράζ gkaráz garage

Modern Greek alphabet

Pronunciation, transliteration, and letter names. From the Kosdes alphabet page.

Letter Modern name Pronunciation Transliteration Sounds like Classical
Α α άλφα álfa a a as in father alpha
Β β βήτα víta v v as in very beta
Γ γ γάμμα gámma g gh, or y before e/i gamma
Δ δ δέλτα délta d th as in this delta
Ε ε έψιλον épsilon e e as in get epsilon
Ζ ζ ζήτα zíta z z as in zoo zeta
Η η ήτα íta i ee as in see eta
Θ θ θήτα thíta th th as in think theta
Ι ι ιώτα ióta i ee as in see iota
Κ κ κάππα káppa k k as in sky kappa
Λ λ λάμδα lámda l l as in lamp lambda
Μ μ μι mi m m as in man mu
Ν ν νι ni n n as in no · print looks like a v; handwriting looks like n nu
Ξ ξ ξι xi x ks as in box xi
Ο ο όμικρον ómikron o o as in hot omicron
Π π πι pi p p as in spot pi
Ρ ρ ρο ro r r, lightly rolled rho
Σ σ / ς σίγμα sígma s s as in sun · ς at the end of a word sigma
Τ τ ταυ taf t t as in stop tau
Υ υ ύψιλον ípsilon y ee as in see upsilon
Φ φ φι fi f f as in five phi
Χ χ χι chi ch ch as in loch chi
Ψ ψ ψι psi ps ps as in lapse psi
Ω ω ωμέγα oméga o o as in more omega

Transliteration

Kosdes uses the Greek alphabet to show basic letter equivalents (for example, π = p). In vocabulary lists, transliteration is sometimes adjusted when letters combine (see Greek letter combinations below).

Letter names

Modern names are what you hear when Greeks recite the alphabet today—βήτα (víta), μι (mi), νι (ni). The classical name is the international list used in English, science, and classics: alpha, beta, mu, nu.

Greek letter combinations

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