sˈɪks jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, hɪz fˈæmɪli mˈuːvd tə pɹɪvˈɛzə, wˌɛɹ mɔːɹˈɑːlizᵻz fˈɑːðɚ, kˌɑːnstɐdˈiːnoʊz mɔːɹˈɑːliz wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd hɛdmˈæstɚɹ ʌvðə lˈoʊkəl dʒɪmnˈeɪsiəm ðɛɹ ænd fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðæt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ðeɪ sˈɛɾəld ɪn ˈæθᵻnz.
Six years later in 1922, his family moved to Preveza, where Moralis's father, Konstadinos Moralis was appointed headmaster of the local Gymnasium there and five years following that [ in 1927] they settled in Athens.