Things to Drink
This funny-looking foreign fellow is usually familiar only to folks who study a lot of math. It has the consonant sound in foot.
Hear the letter's sound:
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And it's used in καφές
,
which means coffee.
This is a consonant that has two different sounds. When it precedes ε or any of the ι, η, υ (etc.) sounds
it sounds like the y in yes.
When it precedes consonants or other vowels, it sounds like a rumbling sound at the back of your throat.
Hear the letter's sound (this is the throaty sound):
Hear the letter's name:
Examples:
γάλα (milk)
γύρος (gyros)
[Yeah, I know it's not something to drink, but
I needed some food type word that had the proper combination of
letters.]
The third consonant is much easier; it has the same sound as the consonant in zoo.
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We find it in ούζο
,
a very popular Greek alcoholic beverage.
This is a word that you can't use unless you're of drinking age!
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