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An epsilon is a totally different letter.
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thx, but i don't speak germanOriginally posted by Zopperoni
It's pronounced as "ue", like you'd pronounce a German name like Mueller or Schuettler.
would it be like erm u-wee?
thx though,eimi men anthropos pollon logon, mikras de sophiasComment
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Epsilon is a different letter than upsilon...Originally posted by lord of the mark
afaik social science people always pronounce it epsilon
Of course i could be in error12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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oopsOriginally posted by KrazyHorse
Epsilon is a different letter than upsilon..."A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin BuberComment
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epsilon = E
upsilon = U
eimi men anthropos pollon logon, mikras de sophiasComment
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If no vowel precedes " Y " then it is pronnounced the same way you would with " i " in milk, silk, sink.
If " O " precedes (OY) it would be pronounced like " u " in resolution.
If " A " precedes (AY) it would be pronounced quite close to " Af " in Afghanistan.
If " E " precedes (EY) it depends on what consonant follows the two vowels. Most of the times is pronounced like an " f " a bit longer though (or what ever is the grammatical terminology). If " B " follows it sounds more like " ev ".
Strange language isn't it?
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most of that is modern greek... (alpha upsilon sounding like 'f'!!! in attic is would sound like outOriginally posted by Keygen
If no vowel precedes " Y " then it is pronnounced the same way you would with " i " in milk, silk, sink.
If " O " precedes (OY) it would be pronounced like " u " in resolution.
If " A " precedes (AY) it would be pronounced quite close to " Af " in Afghanistan.
If " E " precedes (EY) it depends on what consonant follows the two vowels. Most of the times is pronounced like an " f " a bit longer though (or what ever is the grammatical terminology). If " B " follows it sounds more like " ev ".
Strange language isn't it?
Oh, you owe me a few pounds for the lesson
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Can't you just look up (i.e. google) the pronunciations of German ü, French u and Swedish y? There must be sound files somewhere. It's definitely not a 'oo'-sound, 'ee' is closer.Comment
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Important question that. Possibly the most annoying one to pronounce incorrectly.Originally posted by reds4ever
KH's next lesson on Ancient Greek will concentrate on the how to pronounciate 'beta',,,tune in folks!
beeta, not bayta.Concrete, Abstract, or Squoingy?
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bayta
If you called it beeta then nobody would know what the **** you were saying
Anyhow, I doubt the modern Greeks are any closer to ancient pronunciations than modern scientists are.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Bè-tah!Comment
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the modern greeks have barbarised it from the little of it i have heard.
Zopperoni is right with beta (b ai* tah)
*like aireimi men anthropos pollon logon, mikras de sophiasComment
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B-eh-tah in other words. I could live with that...12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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you may have toOriginally posted by KrazyHorse
B-eh-tah in other words. I could live with that...
ancient greek pronunciations of letters are quite different really. mr Wombat makes quite a good point.
alp-ha
b-eh-tah
gam-ma
delt-a
eps-i-lon
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Mr. Wombat or Mr. KrazyHorse?12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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