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How do you say and pronounce many years of happiness in Greek?

The most common and natural way to say "many years of happiness" in Greek is:

Πολλά χρόνια χαράς (Pollá chronia charás)

* Πολλά (Pollá): Many

* χρόνια (chrónia): years (plural)

* χαράς (charás): of happiness (genitive case of χαρά - chará - happiness)

Pronunciation:

The pronunciation is approximately: poh-LAH hro-NEE-ah hah-RAHS

* Pollá: The "o" is like the "o" in "go," but slightly shorter. The stress is on the first syllable.

* chrónia: The "ch" is a voiceless aspirated velar fricative, similar to the "ch" in the Scottish "loch" or the German "Bach." The "o" is like the "o" in "go," and the "i" is like the "i" in "machine." The stress is on the first syllable.

* charás: The "ch" is the same as in "chrónia." The "a" is like the "a" in "father." The "s" is a voiceless alveolar fricative, like the "s" in "sun." The stress is on the first syllable.

You could also say Χρόνια πολλά με χαρά (Chronia pollá me chará) which translates to "Many years with joy." This is a very common phrase as well. The pronunciation is similar, adding "meh hah-RAH" at the end. It's a more colloquial alternative.

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