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/ |