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Read everyday signs

Recognise entrance, exit, pharmacy and toilet signs.

About this unit

Everyday signs are usually written in capitals without a tonos. Read the whole sign before you listen.

  • Letter teams still work in capitals: ΕΙ in ΕΙΣΟΔΟΣ is i.
  • Compare the start: ΕΙΣ… leads in, ΕΞ… leads out.
  • The icon on a sign is a hint; the word gives the answer.

Read the examples

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

Words to read

ΕΙΣΟΔΟΣ

entranceísodhos

ΕΞΟΔΟΣ

exitéksodhos

ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΙΟ

pharmacyfarmakío

ΤΟΥΑΛΕΤΑ

toilettualéta
In town
ΕΙΣΟΔΟΣentrance
ΕΞΟΔΟΣexit
ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΙΟpharmacy
Reading tips

Read ΕΙΣΟΔΟΣ and ΕΞΟΔΟΣ carefully: the first letters distinguish the entrance from the exit. The familiar vowel teams still work in capitals.

Reading practice

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

ΕΞΟΔΟΣ

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

ΤΟΥΑΛΕΤΑ

Read and decide

Which sign leads outside?

Listen and find

Listen. Find the printed item.

In town
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Listen and find

Listen. Find the printed item.

In town
1>
1 / 3

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

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Recognise entrance, exit, pharmacy and toilet signs.

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In town
ΕΙΣΟΔΟΣentrance
ΕΞΟΔΟΣexit
ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΙΟpharmacy
Use a Greek keyboard

Use the Greek layout or the course tiles. On a common Greek keyboard the ; key is a dead key for tonos: press it, then the vowel. Final ς has its own key. Keep the accent in ordinary lowercase words; normalise Unicode rather than removing tonos.

All letters

Α α
i

a

Ε ε
i

e

Κ κIn κα
i

ka

Μ μIn μα
i

ma

Ο ο
i

o

Τ τIn τα
i

ta

Ν νIn να
i

na. Ν is n; small ν is not Latin v.

Ρ ρIn ρα
i

ra. Ρ/ρ is r, not Latin p.

Ι ι
i

i

Η η
i

i. Η is i, not Latin H. It shares its sound with ι.

Υ υ
i

i. Υ/υ is i in ordinary vowel use, not Latin y or German ü.

Σ σIn σα
i

sa. Use σ before the end of a word.

Σ ςIn σα
i

sa. Use ς only at the end; it is the same letter and sound.

Λ λIn λα
i

la

Π πIn πα
i

pa

Ζ ζIn ζα
i

za

Β βIn βα
i

va. Β is v, not b.

Δ δth as in “this”: a buzzIn δα
i

dha. Δ is the voiced th of English this.

Γ γgh: air rubs, with a buzzIn γα
i

gha. Γ is voiced back friction before a/o/u, not a g stop.

Θ θth as in “thin”: air rubsIn θα
i

tha. The th of English thin, not t+h.

Φ φIn φα
i

fa

Χ χkh, as in German “Bach”In χα
i

kha. Χ is back friction before a/o/u; before e/i it moves forward, like German ich.

Ψ ψIn ψα
i

psa. One letter writes the consonant sequence ps.

Ξ ξIn ξα
i

ksa. One letter writes ks.

Ω ω
i

o. Ω and ο have the same modern vowel sound.

ΟΥ ουIn ουρά
i

u. Two letters, one u vowel; a team tile in the builder.

ΑΙ αιIn παιδί
i

e. Same vowel as ε; learn the printed spelling.

ΕΙ ειIn κλειδί
i

i. Same i sound as ι, η and υ.

ΟΙ οιIn οικονομία
i

i. Same i sound; read the team together.

ΥΙ υιIn υιός
i

i. A rarer i spelling, for recognition.

ΜΠ μπIn μπανάνα
i

ba. Word-initial μπ is b; inside words many speakers keep an m before b.

ΝΤ ντIn ντομάτα
i

da. Word-initial ντ is d; medial pronunciation can include n.

ΓΚ γκIn γκολ
i

ga. Γκ supplies the g stop that γ alone does not.

ΓΓ γγIn φεγγάρι
i

nga / ga. Inside words γγ commonly has a nasal plus g; some speakers reduce the nasal.

ΤΣ τσIn τσάι
i

tsa

ΤΖ τζIn τζάμι
i

dza

ΑΥ αυIn αυγό
i

av / af. Av before vowels and voiced consonants; af before voiceless consonants.

ΕΥ ευIn ευρώ
i

ev / ef. Ev before vowels and voiced consonants; ef before voiceless consonants.

Ϊ ϊIn μαϊμού
i

separate i. The diaeresis tells you not to combine with the previous vowel.

Ϋ ϋIn αϋπνία
i

separate i. Υ still has its ordinary i sound, separated from the preceding vowel.