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The phonemes /κ/, /γ/, /χ/ have slightly
different pronunciation depending on the
vowel that follows.
Double letters representing consonants, except
for γγ, are pronounced as one consonant. Το Σάββατο το πρωί στις ε ννιά, εγώ πήγα
στην εκκλησία αλλά οι συμμαθητές μου
πήγαν στη θάλασσα
[af] [av]
αυτός αυλή
αυτοκίνητο αύριο
[ef] [ev]
εύκολος Ευρώπη
διευθυντής νευριάζω
The combinations αυ / ευ are pronounced
[av], [ev] when followed by a vowel or β, γ,
δ, μ, ν, λ, ρ. Otherwise they are pronounced
[af], [ef].
διάβασμα, σβούρα,
τις ντ ομάτες, τους μπαμπάδες
τον κ ήπο, την πόλη,
τον τοίχο, τον ψαρά, τον ξ ένο
μάτια, ποιος [matça], [pços]
βιάζομαι, παιδιά [vjazome], [peðja]
C. Phonological processes
σ is pronounced [z] when followed by β,
γ, δ, μ, ν, λ, ρ, μπ, ντ. This happens either
within a word or across word boundaries.
Final ν followed by initial κ, π, τ makes
them [b], [d], [g].
Within a word there is a tendency to
pronounce [i] followed by a vowel as a
semivowel [j], [ç].
z
σ
/κ/ [κ] κερί, κήπος
[κ] κάνω, κόρη, κούνια
/γ/ [γ] γέρος, γύρος
[γ] γάμος, Γωγώ, γούνα
/χ/ [χ] χέρι, χύμα
[χ] χάνω, χορός, χουζουρεύω