"Κρέας ή ψάρι;"

[JamesTWils]

What is she saying when one hovers over the η? It sounds something like η το τομους.

[troll1995]

She says ήττα τόνος which means "eeta with accent".

[AndyPyrope]

Thanks! I heard "η ποτόμοις" ("the drunk one" with bad grammar?) so I was very confused.

[greekcube]

How are we supposed to distinguish between ή and η in spoken language?

[troll1995]

ή is accented and the phrase is heard as "Κρέας ή ψάρι" whereas η is not and is actually heard as "Κρέας ηψάρι;" which would make no sense to say η ψάρι because ψαρι is neuter, but you get the point. ;)

[macherb16]

As with χ = chi Encyclopædia Britannica or wikipedia write η = eta, not "eeta".

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Greek-alphabet (like in air)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet

[Anastasia773993]

The (Ancient) Greek pronounciation differs from the Modern Greek one, so the names of the letters also sound a bit different.