Approximate pronunications of common foodstuffs used in Greek Cooking

Aubergine - Melitzana

Beef - Vodino Xreas (Beefsteak - Brizola / Bifteki)

Bread - Psomi

Cheese - Tiri

Chicken - Xotopoulo

Cucumber - Aggouri

Egg - Avgo

Eggplant - (see Aubergine)

Fish - Psari

Ham - Xoiromeri

Lamb - Arnaki / Xreas Arnisio / Xoirodo

Lettuce - Marouli

Octopus - Xtapodi

Pork - Xoirino

Potato - Patata

Sardine - Sarthela

Shrimp - Yiaritha

Spinach - Spanaki

Squid - Soupia

Tomato - Tomata

Tuna - Tonos

Notes on the Greek alphabet : Beta should sound more like an English V, Delta is sounded on, rather than behind the teeth more akin to English TH (which in both instances have been substituted in pronunciations above), X has a sound similar to an English K