Εισαγωγικό
Μάθημα
9.
Το
τελικό
8V'
(Final"n
8
)
(a) Final V followed by initial
8
π8,
Ι&Τ",
ΟΓ
"κ"
are pronounced respectively 8
m
b-,
8
n
d",
ΟΓ
8
n
g8
e.g.
δεν
πάω
dhen bao
σrην
Τήνο
stin dino
έναν
καφέ
enan gafe
(b) Rnal
V followed by initial
8ξ8
ΟΓ
"ψ8
are pronounced respectively 8
ng
z8
ΟΓ
"nbz
8
e.g.
τον
ξέρεις
ton gzeris
την
ψάχνει
tin bzakhni
10.
Το
8
v
l
πριν
από
το
8ΧΙ
(Consonant
'V
when
followed
by axl)
When foIIowed by
Υ,
consonant
γ
changes
Ιο
ν
e.g.
συγχαρητήρια
sinkharitiria
11.
Δύο
όμοια
σύμφωνα
(Two same-Ietter consonants)
Two same-Ietter consonants, except for
'Yv
8
,
are pronounced as
οιιε.
e.g.
~ά
ala
κόκκινο
kokino
Γ.
Το
μονοτονικό
σύστημα
τονισμού
των
λέξεων
(Stress System)
The accent mark ( , ) indicates which syllable is stressed
ίη
a word.
The accent mark is notwritten over one-syllable words, except for question words
πού
and
πώς,
conjunction
ή
and preposition
ώς.
Greek words can
οηlΥ
be
stressed
οη
one of the last three syllables.
When the stressed syllable is one of the two-Ietter vowels
αι,
ου,
ει,
οι,
υι
ΟΓ
one of the
combinations
αυ,
ΟΓ
ευ,
the accent mark
goes
over the second letterof the combination,
e.g.
είναι,
Υυναίκα,
εύκολο,
αυτοί.
Ifthe accent mark is
οο
the first letter of the two-Ieter combination, this indicates that the
Μο
vowels are pronounced separately, e.g.
ρολόι,
Κάφο.
The mark ( •• ) is used to indicate that the
Μο
vowels of an unstressed two-Ietter vowel
ΟΓ
combination are pronounced separately, e.g.
χαϊδεύω,
τρόλεϊ,
λαϊκή.
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