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- "A boy is a child."
"A boy is a child."
Translation:Ένα αγόρι είναι ένα παιδί.
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How about you look at https://www.duolingo.com/comment/17509582 to learn how to do it in Windows.
It's quite simple. First, note the accent is on the last syllable. Then it's: pe (as in pet) and thi (as in thee) **παιδί.
At the top of this page check the microphone
Here is a link with native speakers.
https://forvo.com/search/%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%B4%CE%AF/ Just be careful not to check Ancient Greek. And not to use this word παΐδι (note the different accent)
No, "παΐδι" and "παιδί" are not the same. Those two dots - diaeresis (διαλυτικά)- on the ΐ mean that the α + ΐ are pronounced as two separate vowels pa EE dee and the word means "rib/chop" as in "lamb chop". Some dictionaries fail to note the difference. The word for child "παιδί" is pronounced "PE dee".
To hear the differences go here https://forvo.com/languages/el/
and type in παΐδι be sure to listen to words with and without the diaeresis.