 | The j-sound (σιγα' - γυρι'ζω) |
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Hello,
When to use j (γιορτη', γυρι'ζω...) and when to use "ch" like in σιγα', ε'ργομαι?
It's difficult to know the difference and how to pronounce it right.
Is there a way to know or just learn it the hard way?
// Björn |
| Re: The j-sound (σιγα' - γυρι'ζω) |
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Greek gamma (Γ, γ) is pronounced as /j/ before the vowel sounds /ε/ (spelled ε or αι) and /i/ (spelled ι, η, υ, ει, οι, or υι): /ε/ - γενέθλια (L28), πηγαίνω (L12) /i/ - γίνομαι (L87), φαγητό (L35), γυρίζω (L13), γείτονας, λίγοι (L47) as /γ/ before /a/ (spelled α), /o/ (spelled ο or ω), and /u/ (spelled ου), as well as before consonants other than γ, κ, χ: /a/ - σιγά (L57) /o/ - αγόρι (L13), εγώ (L6) /u/ - μάγουλο (L15) consonants - ογδόντα (L18), γλώσσα (L24), πράγμα (L4), γνώμη (L78), γραφείο (L3) and as "ng" before γ, κ, χ in native Greek words: "ng" - αγγλικά (L24), ανάγκη (L89), συγχωρείτε (L9) Regards, Greg Brush |
