Η τελετή αρχίζει τώρα.

The ceremony begins now.

Breakdown of Η τελετή αρχίζει τώρα.

• τώρα: now
• αρχίζω: to begin
• η τελετή: ceremony

Questions & Answers about Η τελετή αρχίζει τώρα.

How do you pronounce Η τελετή αρχίζει τώρα?

A natural pronunciation is roughly:

ee te-le-TEE ar-HEE-zee TO-ra

More precisely in IPA: /i teleˈti arˈçi.zi ˈto.ra/

A few useful points:

• Η sounds like ee
• τελετή is stressed on the last syllable: te-le-TEE
• αρχίζει is stressed on χί: ar-HEE-zee
• τώρα is stressed on the first syllable: TO-ra

The χ in αρχίζει is not an English h. Before ι, it is a softer sound, like the ch in German ich.

What is Η at the beginning?

Here Η is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• η τελετή = the ceremony

Because it is the first word of the sentence, it is capitalized as Η instead of η.

Is Η here a pronoun like she?