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Greek alphabet and pronunciation
Greek Alphabet
Α α |
A a |
Alpha |
A as in smart |
Β β |
B b |
Beta |
V as in very |
Γ γ |
G g |
Gamma |
Between Y as in yes and G as in go, but with no hard 'G' sound - more of a soft 'H' followed by the 'Y' sound in yes |
Δ δ |
D d |
Delta |
Th as in the |
Ε ε |
E e |
Epsilon |
E as in very |
Ζ ζ |
Z z |
Zeta |
Z as in zoo |
Η η |
E e |
Eta |
Ee as in bee |
Θ θ |
TH th |
Theta |
Th as in think |
Ι ι |
I i |
Iota |
Ee as in bee or I as in bitter or sit |
Κ κ |
K k |
Kappa |
K as in look |
Λ λ |
L l |
Lambda |
L as in log |
Μ μ |
M m |
Mu |
M as in man |
Ν ν |
N n |
Nu |
N as in not |
Ξ ξ |
X x |
Xi |
X as in box |
Ο ο |
O o |
Omicron |
O as in box |
Π π |
P p |
Pi |
P as in top, but softer and close to 'B' |
Ρ ρ |
R r |
Rho |
a rolled R |
Σ σ |
S s |
Sigma |
S as in sap with a hint of Sh as in sugar |
Τ τ |
T t |
Tau |
T as in lot, but softer and close to 'D' |
Υ υ |
U u |
Upsilon |
Same as eta - Ee as in bee |
Φ φ |
PH ph |
Phi |
Ph as in photo |
Χ χ |
KH kh |
Chi |
Ch as in the scottish 'loch' but softer - not a hard sound |
Ψ ψ |
PS ps |
Psi |
Ps as in upside |
Ω ω |
M m |
Omega |
like omicron - O as in box - or longer 'O' sound like the vowel sound in oar |
1st column: Greek alphabet
2nd column: English sound
3rd column: Greek letter name
4th column: Pronunciation example
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