Modern Greek/Alphabet
- 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 edit
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.
Vowels edit
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 edit
Combination | Pronounced |
---|---|
μπ- | /b/ |
-μπ- | /mb/ |
ντ- | /d/ |
-ντ- | /nd/ |
γκ- | /g/ |
-γκ- | /ng/ |
-γγ- | /ng/ |
τζ- | /dj/ |
τσ- | /ts/ |