- There are 24 letters in the greek alphabet
- The greek alphabet has 5 vowel SOUNDS.
- Some of them look like letters from this alphabet, but they are not to be confused (lowercase "ni" looks like "v" but it is said like "n").
The letters
| Letter |
Name |
Name (transliterated) |
Pronunciation |
As in |
|---|
| Αα |
αλφα |
alfa |
/a/ |
aardvark |
| Ββ |
βητα |
beta |
/v/ |
van |
| Γγ |
γαμα |
gama |
/gh/ |
wool |
| Δδ |
δελτα |
dhelta |
/dh/ |
this |
| Εε |
εψιλον |
epsillon |
/e/ |
letter |
| Ζζ |
ζιτα |
zita |
/z/ |
ozone |
| Ηη |
ητα |
ita |
/i/ |
wing |
| Θθ |
θητα |
thita |
/th/ |
thanks |
| Ιι |
ιωτα |
yiota |
/i/ |
wing |
| Κκ |
καπα |
kapa |
/k/ |
cat |
| Λλ |
λαμδα |
lamda |
/l/ |
light |
| Μμ |
μι |
miu |
/m/ |
market |
| Νν |
νι |
niu |
/n/ |
not |
| Ξξ |
ξι |
si |
/x/ |
next |
| Οο |
ομικρον |
omikron |
/o/ |
pot |
| Ππ |
πι |
pi |
/p/ |
spit |
| Ρρ |
ρο |
rho |
/r/ |
right |
| Σσ, ς* |
σιγμα |
sigma |
/s/ |
sister |
| Ττ |
ταυ |
tho |
/t/ |
top |
| Υυ |
υψιλον |
iupsillon |
/i/ |
wing |
| Φφ |
φι |
fi |
/f/ |
foot |
| Χχ |
χι |
chi |
/h/(ch) |
loch (guttural) |
| Ψψ |
ψι |
psi |
/ps/ |
lips |
| Ωω |
ωμεγα |
omega |
/o/ |
pot |
- ς is used at the end of a word only.
Vowels
| Combination |
pronounced |
As in |
|---|
| αι |
/e/ |
tell |
| ει |
/i/ |
sting |
| οι |
/i/ |
sting |
| ου |
/oo/(ou) |
tool |
| αυ |
/av/ |
slav |
|
/af/ |
foot |
| ευ |
/ev/ |
bevel |
|
/ef/ |
left |
Consonants
| Combination |
Pronounced |
|---|
| μπ- |
/b/ |
| -μπ- |
/mb/ |
| ντ- |
/d/ |
| -ντ- |
/nd/ |
| γκ- |
/g/ |
| -γκ- |
/ng/ |
| -γγ- |
/ng/ |
| τζ- |
/dj/ |
| τσ- |
/ts/ |