* Greek

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Vowels

i, e, a, o, u		(see examples below)

Consonants
plosives

Symbol		Gloss		Transcription	Orthography
p		I drink		"pino		πίνω
b		I can		bo"ro		μπορώ
t		then		"tote		τότε
d		I dress		"dino		ντύνω
k		I do		"kano		κάνω
g		I throw down	gre"mizo	γκρεμίζω
affricates
ts		pocket		"tsepi		τσέπη
dz		freeloader	dzaba"dzis	τζαμπατζής
fricatives
f		I depart	"fevGo		φεύγω
v		evening		"vraDi		βράδυ
T		I want		"Telo		θέλω
D		route		"Dromos		δρόμος
s		house		"spiti		σπίτι
z		heat		"zesti		ζέστη
x		time		"xronos		χρόνος
G		milk		"Gala		γάλα
nasals
m		I speak		mi"lo		μιλώ
n		water		ne"ro		νερό
N		cucumber	an"guri		αγγούρι
	([N] = allophone of /n/)
liquids
l		flower		lu"luDi		λουλούδι
r		clothes		"ruxa		ρούχα
semivowel
j		I read		Dja"vazo	διαβάζω
(palatals)
c		and		ce		καί
		I sleep		ci"mame		κοιμάμαι
		I frighten	"scazo		σκιάζω
gj		angel		"angjelos	άγγελος
		bad luck	"gjinja		γκίνια
		screech-owl	"gjonis		γκιώνης
C		hand		"Ceri		χέρι
		winter		Ci"monas	χειμώνας
		snow		"Coni		χιόνι
jj		old man		"jjeros		γέρος
		circle		"jjiros		γύρος
		son		jjos		γιός
(connected speech phenomena)
	it doesn't matter	De bi"razi	δέν πειράζει
	my son			o "jjoz mu	ο γιός μου

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