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Some learners find it difficult to pronounce the Greek diphthongs. In this post, there are examples on the pronunciation of the diphthongs \u03b5\u03b9<\/strong>, \u03bf\u03b9<\/strong> and \u03b1\u03b9<\/strong>. They are pronounced as one sound unless the first letter is stressed or if there are two dots or one stress and two dots over the second vowel.<\/p>\n

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\u03b5\u03b9 (pronounced as ea in mean)<\/h3>\n

\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ae\u03bd\u03b7: peace<\/p>\n

\u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7: news<\/p>\n

\u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b1: I said<\/p>\n

\u03be\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf: hotel<\/p>\n

\u03b2\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c0\u03c9\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf: bookshop<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03c0\u03c9\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf: flower shop<\/p>\n

\u03b6\u03b1\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03bf: pastry shop<\/p>\n

\u03bd\u03bf\u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bf: hospital<\/p>\n

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\u03bf\u03b9\u00a0(pronounced as ea in mean)<\/h3>\n

\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b1: economy<\/p>\n

\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2: ecologist<\/p>\n

\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1: family<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2: resident<\/p>\n

\u03c6\u03bf\u03b9\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2: student<\/p>\n

\u03c5\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03c0\u03bf: rest<\/p>\n

\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03c0\u03cc\u03bd: so \/ well<\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03bf\u03af\u03c1\u03b1: destiny<\/p>\n

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Note the pronunciation of the diphthongs when they follow the consonants \u03b3,<\/em> \u03ba<\/em> and \u03c7<\/em>.<\/h3>\n

\u03b3+\u03b5\u03b9<\/h3>\n

\u03c5\u03c0\u03cc\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2: underground<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b5\u03c3\u03cc\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2: Mediterranean<\/p>\n

\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2: neighbor<\/p>\n

\u03b3+\u03bf\u03b9<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03af: hunters<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03ac\u03b3\u03bf\u03b9: ice (plural)<\/p>\n

\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03b9: reasons<\/p>\n

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\u03ba+\u03b5\u03b9<\/h3>\n

\u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af: there<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf: text<\/p>\n

\u03c6\u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bf: pharmacy<\/p>\n

\u03ba+\u03bf\u03b9<\/h3>\n

\u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9: residents<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1: society<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1: valley<\/p>\n

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\u03c7+\u03b5\u03b9<\/h3>\n

\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2: lip \/ edge<\/p>\n

\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2: worse<\/p>\n

\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2: winter<\/p>\n

\u03c7+\u03bf\u03b9<\/h3>\n

\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c7\u03bf\u03b9: goals<\/p>\n

\u03c7\u03bf\u03b9\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc: pork<\/p>\n

\u03c7\u03bf\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9: ham<\/p>\n

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\u03b1\u03b9 (e in elf)<\/h3>\n

\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03af: child<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9: to play<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9: toy, game<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03af\u03bc\u03b1: blood<\/p>\n

\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2: olive grove<\/p>\n

\u0391\u03af\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1: Aegina<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03af\u03b8\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1: hall<\/p>\n

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\u03b3+\u03b1\u03b9<\/h3>\n

\u0391\u03b9\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bf: Aegean<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9: to go<\/p>\n

\u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9: to go out<\/p>\n

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\u03ba+\u03b1\u03b9<\/h3>\n

\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9: and<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03b9: summer<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2: new<\/p>\n

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\u03c7+\u03b1\u03b9<\/h3>\n

\u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03c2: ancient<\/p>\n

\u03c7\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03ce: to greet<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03af\u03bf\u03c2: random<\/p>\n

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Note the pronunciation of the following words:<\/p>\n

\u03c1\u03ad<\/span>\u03b9\u03ba\u03b9: reiki<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03ac<\/span>\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2: May<\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03b1\u03ca<\/span>\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2: parsley<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03b1\u0390<\/span>\u03ba\u03b9: fishing boat<\/p>\n

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Some learners find it difficult to pronounce the Greek diphthongs. In this post, there are examples on the pronunciation of the diphthongs \u03b5\u03b9, \u03bf\u03b9 and \u03b1\u03b9. They are pronounced as one sound unless the first letter is stressed or if there are two dots or one stress and two dots over the second vowel. \u03b5\u03b9…<\/p>\n

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