"το γράμμα β"
Translation:The letter veeta
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the sound veeta makes is supposed to be a v sound just so you know not a b although it looks like a b
The letter B, b comes from Β, β which was pronounced bee in old Greek when it was borrowed but now is pronounced vee. Modern Greek has the same 24 letters as old Greek but the pronounciation is sometimes different
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I wrote το γράμμα β on previous exercise was marked wrong wanted το γράμμα βήτα so with this exercise I wrote το γράμμα βήτα and got marked wrong I've submitted a form with previous exercise as discussion was closed Wouldn't it be better to have both "βήτα and β" accepted on both exercises
It is infuriating when you give the letter or spell it out and it is marked wrong because they wanted it the other way and there is no way of telling
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How do you know when to use η or ε or ι for the "ee" sound? Like in beta, i thought it was βετα but its βήτα. How do i remember which one to use when?
Just as you know when to write:
"I meet or meat my friends."
"I want to write/right a book."
And which is the correct: "by, bye, buy" or "their, there, they're" English speakers learn each word individually and so do Greeks. Only in Greek there are fewer exceptions.
Your best friend for spelling is the Drop Down Hints to see which is the right translation and then learn it. Each exercise contains only one new word and they are repeated many times so you can learn them.
Here are some other links you should be using:
https://forum.duolingo.com/topic/936
You'll find advice on the alphabet. On where to find resources and much more.
And for any questions jsut ask us.
Best wishes.
I agree with Jon345104. How are we to know if you want β or βήτα? based on what we hear, it could be either.
There is a serious computer program problem with this section. In spite of many efforts it still isn't corrected. Please have a look at the links we give for the Greek alphabet below and go on to the next skill.
https://forum.duolingo.com/topic/936
also here:
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/18838057?from_email=comment&comment_id=37629949
Hello! Can someone explain to my why my answer "το γραμμα βιτα" was markes as incorrect even though it's basically the same as "το γραμμα β"?
Have reported that 'το γράμμα βήτα' (which is what I heard) was not accepted. Both β and βήτα should be accepted.
"the letter v" is one of the correct translations. We can't see your exercise so we have no way of knowing what "choice" you are referring to.
Please use the Report option on the bottom of the exercise page.
If you want to start Greek look at this page where there are questions and answers to help you.
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/18838057?from_email=comment&comment_id=37629949
He's not very good. But soon this will be replaced with a new voice which is much better.
We are sorry for the issues with this Skill and it's one of the main reasons we have created a new tree...which you should be getting soon.
However, if you read the other comments on this page you'll see that we have commented on this and offered suggestions to overcome the problem and learn about the alphabet at the same time.
How and when are we to know what you want the letter or the word. Do you want us to quit this program. How and when are we to know what you want the letter or the word
How and when are we to know what you want. The letter or the word. They both sound the same. Frustrating makes you want to quit. Tell Facebook how bad the App is