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Questions & Answers about Η προβλήτα είναι κοντά.
How do you pronounce Η προβλήτα είναι κοντά?
A natural pronunciation is:
i pro-VLEE-ta EE-ne ko-DA
More approximately in IPA:
[i proˈvlita ˈine koˈnda]
A few notes:
- Η is pronounced ee, not like English h
- προβλήτα has the stress on -βλή-
- είναι is usually pronounced EE-ne
- κοντά has the stress on the last syllable
Why does the sentence begin with Η? Is that an H sound?
No. In Modern Greek, Η here is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.
It is written with the Greek letter eta: Η / η, and it is pronounced ee.
So:
- Η προβλήτα = the pier
A very common beginner mistake is to read Η like English H, but in Modern Greek it does not make an h sound.
Why is it η προβλήτα and not ο προβλήτα or το προβλήτα?