Perfect your Greek Pronunciation by Mastering Greek Phonology Part 1 | Easy Greek 226

[@EasyGreekVideos]

6:04 Small clarification: Damian and I wrote this episode together, and we both missed that indeed there are some cases when capital letters get an accent, and that's at the beginning of proper nouns and at the beginning of sentences! - Dimitris

[@TechnicalEnglish101]

Μπράβο μάγκα, είσαι μάστορα. Πολύ καλό μάθημα! Παρτ 2 παρακαλό.

[@GreekTrivia]

πολύ καλή δουλειά παιδιά!

[@jean-louisfaivre4831]

Excellente vidéo, sans précédent pour la prononciation, qui est si souvent négligée. Merci beaucoup Δαμιάνος.

[@BytheSea-gf1yi]

Excellent video! Looking forward to Part 2!

[@muddywaters538]

Thank you. A Greek-American from Las Vegas

[@spartakmoskva5708]

This is a banger, please make more such videos. Efharisto!

[@BeyondBrainWavesYT]

Glad you enjoyed it! The second part is in the editing phase and should be released in the upcoming weeks. Stay tuned :)

[@genki-labs]

episodio excelente!

[@fabriceliebaut4999]

Πολύ καλό επεισόδιο, ευχαριστώ

[@alexnobil8920]

Greek here, so not from linguistics (at all) but rather from experience with foreign peers willing to learn Greek: Depending on what vowel follows, Γ,γ and Χ,χ are phonetically quite different sounds: e.g. the Γ,γ in γάτα vs. in γύρος (or γιατί), the Χ,χ in χώμα vs. in χελώνα. A great example to showcase the same "i"/"ee" sound written with any of the combos of either "οι" or "ει, in one word: οικογένεια. I had never noticed that our "s" is "in the middle"! I always thought it's the same as "the Spanish" (but at the same time it pissed me off how they "over-pronounce" it xD - now I know it's because it's actually slightly different :) Great episode for anyone interested - well done and keep going! To the people learning Greek... Η υπομονή είναι αρετή! (Patience is a virtue!) (It's a fucked up language, I know - but not impossible to learn or even master ;)

[@EasyGreekVideos]

Yes, of course. On this episode we only covered vowels and consonants only represented by single letters, that's why we didn't go into more detail about γ, χ, κ, γ (and sounds like μπ, ντ, γκ)... As for the s, I myself had never noticed before Damian pointed it out to me that yes, the Greek s is not the same as the German s!

[@BeyondBrainWavesYT]

Thanks for the input! Yes, we covered this within the same script and shooting session as this video, but the end result was too long (around 40 min) so we decided to cover the advanced rules in the second part where we explain what you just showcased. Hope you'll like the second part too! Thanks for the support :)

[@elvishiekios8826]

Nice comments! So erase the f ......curse please!

[@marilenasala7372]

Μπράβο Δαμιανε ! Εξαιρετικός! Και γράφεις και πολύ ωραία στην κάμερα. Καλή αρχή στη συνεργασία μας ! Μαριλένα, easy greek

[@BeyondBrainWavesYT]

@@marilenasala7372 Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ, Μαριλένα! :)

[@franciscosantosaraujojunio2846]

Obrigado. Muito útil o seu vídeo. Thank you from Bacabal-MA, Brazil.

[@stefanreichenberger5091]

Πολύ χρήσιμο!

[@GinoNearns]

Ευχαριστώ!

[@west-crete]

Excellent video

[@frb1808]

The Greek /s/ is also present in Dutch and European Spanish. It is also believed that Latin has the same /s/ sound originally, and so far only Peninsular Spanish kept it. The /sh/ sound in Portuguese Portuguese in some words (especially at the end of syllables) is perhaps a remnant of it. Brazilian Portuguese only has the /s/ irrespective of where the letter S is in a word. Meanwhile, the Greek /gh/ for gamma except when followed by /e/ or /i/ is present as a separate phoneme not just in Arabic but also in Belgian Dutch. Netherlands Dutch lost the distinction, and all /gh/, represented by G, are voiceless like the CH. The way it is pronounced is not identical to Franco-German guttural R, but is certainly related to it.

[@manos5464]

2:15 δίψηφο, όχι δίφθογγος. Ωραία δουλειά!

[@Aquamoon-xn8rs]

Excelente video ❤👏🏻👏🏻

[@konstantinoschronopoulos5470]

13:19 Το ρ είναι υγρό σύμφωνο, όχι έρρινο. ρ is a liquid, not nasal consonant. Υπέροχο επεισόδιο! Excellent episode!

[@BeyondBrainWavesYT]

Ευχαριστοὐμε!

[@Mr.Frost666]

Danke für dieses gute und interessante Video ❤

[@daniel-jackson-2163]

10:00 : Μαθαίνω ελληνικά εδώ και τρία χρονιά και δεν ήξερα ότι το ελληνικό σ είναι διαφορετικό από το λατικικό s. Ευχαριστώ ! Μου άρεσε πολύ αυτό το βίντεο

[@mimifofeti]

Eita, mal comecei e já desisti 😅

[@eyalkp100]

Great video! thank you Damian and Easy Greek quick question about Sigma pronunciation, If I understood correctly we can use the epiglottis to create this sound, is that the case?

[@sophieeffulgence5310]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ! I loved this episode so much! ❤I have been waiting for something to help me with pronunciation. I appreciate you exaggerating the shapes so I can see and hear the different sounds better. I took my time to watch this one and will replay it multiple times. Interestingly for me the sound that’s giving me the most trouble is that intermediate or «redacted» S. I’ve already replayed from 10:26 about 50 times.😅 I’ve discovered that for this one; practicing it with a word like the example you gave is easier for me. The Gamma sound I’m finding easy, even though I am native English and I don’t speak Arabic so I’m surprised but happy! I like that I get to learn intermediate sounds as to me British English sounds way too harsh. My natural accent isn’t 100 percent British English anyway as I’ve lived in both Australia and N.Z so perhaps that has some subtle influence overall. I’m so thankful for this content. Your teaching is easy to follow and flows well. 🙏🏻 To me in one of the examples of the 3 different S sounds the ✖️and ✔️ sounds are slightly overlayed over your speaking but I may have only noticed that because I’m having trouble with that particular sound. -Sophie

[@sophieeffulgence5310]

It’s at 9:44 and only on one and that one is the incorrect sound anyway! it’s just me trying to get the difference. I think I just need to keep hearing over and over 😊

[@BeyondBrainWavesYT]

Hi Sophie! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for your feedback as well, I value it greatly since I want to keep improving. If you're still having difficulties pronouncing that sound, try to make an "sh" sound, just like in english and try to play around with the position of your lips. If you move your lips to the normal, resting position while making that sound, you will see that you will get very close to the sound of the "retracted s". Hope that helps! Let me know if that helped you improve :)

[@sophieeffulgence5310]

@ Hi! the video was great. I love Easy Greek. Ah thank you 🙏🏻 I will definitely try that. I might have been overthinking it a little.

[@johnclivethomas3109]

Kalo etan kalo na exome ena mathema apo enan phonologos. I wondered what the Greek word for phonology was but the word itself is of course Greek! I think my Greek pronunciation must be quite good as a Greek visitor to our town, Ilfracombe asked me "Apo poio meros Ellados eisai?!

[@admking3288]

cool

[@dianagumas3777]

Υπέροχο βίντεο! Σας ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ! Είναι δύσκολο για 'μένα να πω σωστά το σίγμα. Θα ήθελα να ξέρω που ακριβώς βρίσκεται την γλώσσα μας στο στόμα όταν πούμε αυτό το σύμφωνο.

[@BeyondBrainWavesYT]

@@dianagumas3777 Εμείς σας ευχαριστούμε για την υποστήριξη! Πιστεύω πως η γλώσσα δεν αλλάζει πολύ την θέση της, αλλά τα δόντια ανοίγουν περισσότερο σε σύγκριση με το αγγλικό s. Αν συγκρίνετε το ελληνικό σ με το sh, θα έλεγα πως η διαφορά είναι η θέση στα χείλη. Προσπαθήστε να προφερετε το sh αλλά βάλτε τα χείλη σας πίσω αντί για μπροστά. Μπορείτε να δείτε πως αλλάζει το στόμα μου όταν προφέρω τα διαφορετικά s. Ελπίζω να σας βοήθησα :)

[@dimitarmilev9157]

Πολύ καλό βίντεο, καλή εξήγηση των ήχων στα ελληνικά, χρησιμοποιώντας ήχους από άλλες γλώσσες. Πόσες από αυτές τις γλώσσες μιλάς; Μου φαίνεται - πολλές

[@danielcenc2370]

Εγώ δεν είμαι σίγουρος ότι το γράμμα Σ διαβάζεται με τον ίδιο τρόπο κάθε φορά στα Έλληνικά. Όταν ακούω στους Έλληνες ακούω και το S και το Σ που δείχνετε στο βίντεο. Ίσως το Σ διαβάζεται στον τέλο της λεξης. PS Κατάλαβα το reference για ΧΧΧΧ... πτουα 😄

[@rolywitherow1377]

Πολι καλό επεισόδιο και πολι χρίσιμο! Μόνο ι ποιοτιτα του ιχου θα μπορούσα να είναι καλύτερο (μιπος διαφορετικό μικρόφωνο;)

[@johnclivethomas3109]

ksanakouo yiati eicha ena mikro problema me ta akoustika sten arche! Eucharisto Damiane yia to mathema.

[@BeyondBrainWavesYT]

Παρακαλώ Γιάννη (Τζον) :)

[@johnclivethomas3109]

Sygnome: ethelo na po "tes Ellados" e "Tes Hellados."

[@midiacoste7506]

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[@thomasdenney4931]

I have the most difficult time with το γράμμα ρ.

[@PhilDocking]

Ως μουσικός, εγώ βρω ότι είναι πόλυ δύσκολο να ακολούθω της λέξεις όταν παίχετε μουσική στο υπόκρουση . Σγγνώμη.

[@θεόδωροςΤορλαχίδης]

Καλέ μου, δεν υπάρχει λέξη φωνήεdα στα ελληνικά. Υπάρχει η λέξη φωνήεντα και προφέρεται ορθά ως fonienda... Επίσης το πέντε προφέρεται ορθά ως pende κλπ

[@EasyGreekVideos]

Θα προσέξατε ότι δεν αναφέραμε καν το "ντ" σε αυτό το επεισόδιο. Υπομονή, το συζητάμε στο επόμενο.

[@casualwings2004]

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