Word
Ο υπάλληλος ελέγχει το μηχάνημα.
Meaning
The employee checks the machine.
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Breakdown of Ο υπάλληλος ελέγχει το μηχάνημα.
ο υπάλληλος
the employee
ελέγχω
to check
το μηχάνημα
machine
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Questions & Answers about Ο υπάλληλος ελέγχει το μηχάνημα.
How do you pronounce Ο υπάλληλος ελέγχει το μηχάνημα?
A natural pronunciation is roughly:
o i-PA-li-los e-LEng-hi to mi-HA-ni-ma
A few helpful notes:
- Ο = o as in or without the r
- υπάλληλος has the stress on πά: i-PA-li-los
- ελέγχει has the stress on λέγ: e-LEng-hi
- μηχάνημα has the stress on χά: mi-HA-ni-ma
Some sound tips:
- η, ι, υ often sound like ee in Modern Greek.
- χ is not an English h. It is a throaty sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch.
- γχ in ελέγχει is pronounced something like ngh.
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