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- 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").
| Letter
|
Name
|
Name (transliterated)
|
Pronunciation
|
As in
|
| Αα
|
αλφα
|
alpha
|
/a/
|
aardvark
|
| Ββ
|
βητα
|
beta
|
/v/
|
van
|
| Γγ
|
γαμα
|
gamma
|
/gh/
|
wool
|
| Δδ
|
δελτα
|
delta
|
/dh/
|
this
|
| Εε
|
εψιλον
|
epsillon
|
/e/
|
engine
|
| Ζζ
|
ζιτα
|
zita
|
/z/
|
zone
|
| Ηη
|
ητα
|
ita
|
/i/
|
wing
|
| Θθ
|
θητα
|
thita
|
/th/
|
thanks
|
| Ιι
|
ιωτα
|
yiota
|
/i/
|
wing
|
| Κκ
|
καπα
|
kappa
|
/k/
|
cat
|
| Λλ
|
λαμδα
|
lamda
|
/l/
|
light
|
| Μμ
|
μι
|
mi
|
/m/
|
market
|
| Νν
|
νι
|
ni
|
/n/
|
not
|
| Ξξ
|
ξι
|
ksi
|
/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
|
taf
|
/t/
|
top
|
| Υυ
|
υψιλον
|
ipsillon
|
/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.
| 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
|
| Combination
|
Pronounced
|
| μπ-
|
/b/
|
| -μπ-
|
/mb/
|
| ντ-
|
/d/
|
| -ντ-
|
/nd/
|
| γκ-
|
/g/
|
| -γκ-
|
/ng/
|
| -γγ-
|
/ng/
|
| τζ-
|
/dj/
|
| τσ-
|
/ts/
|
