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Letter | Name | Sound |
Α α | Alpha | a "bar" |
Β β | Beta | b |
Γ γ | Gamma | g |
(Sounds like n before γ, κ, ξ, or χ, γ See Phonograms) | Δ δ | Delta | d |
Ε ε | Epsilon | e "get" |
Ζ ζ | Zeta | dz "kudzu" |
Η η | Eta | ê "hey" |
Θ θ | Theta | th |
Ι ι | Iota | i "beet" |
Κ κ | Kappa | k |
Λ λ | Lambda | l |
Μ μ | Mu | m |
Ν ν | Nu | n |
Ξ ξ | Xi | ks |
Ο ο | Omicron | o "not" |
Π π | Pi | p |
Ρ ρ | Rho | r |
Σ σ |
Sigma
(within word) |
s |
(Sounds like z before β, γ, δ, and μ, σ. See Phonograms) | ||
ς |
Sigma
(end of word) |
s |
Τ τ | Tau | t |
Υ υ | Upsilon | u "put" |
Φ φ | Phi | f "phone" |
Χ χ | Chi | kh "Bach" |
Ψ ψ | Psi | ps psych |
ω ω | Omega | ō "grōw" |
Note the insertion of a macron (-) above o in pronunciation guides to differentiate ω (omega) from ο (omicron). |
Letters | Sound | Like |
αι | ahee | "aisle" |
αυ | ow | "grouse" |
γγ | ng | "angel" |
γκ | nk | "anklet" |
γξ | nx | "larynx" |
γχ | nkh | "sinkhole" |
ει | ī | "eye" |
Note the insertion of a macron (-) above i in pronunciation guides to differetiate ει (epsilon iota) from ι (iota) | ||
ευ | yoo | "beautiful" |
ηι | ayee | "say" |
οι | oi | "boy" |
οκ | ook | "spook" |
ου | oo | "boot" |
σβ | zb | "presbyter" |
σγ | zg | "newsgroup" |
σδ | zd | "wisdom" |
σμ | zm | "seismic" |
Greek Grammar - Parts of speech