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Greek Alphabet/Soun
Alphabet and Sound
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| α Α | alpha ἄλφα a father (when short, as in aha) |
| β Β | beta βῆτα b big bite |
| γ Γ | gamma γάμμα g, n God, ankle (never soft, as in gym) |
| δ Δ | delta δέλτα d door |
| ε Ε | epsilon ἒψιλόν e met |
| ζ Ζ | zeta ζῆτα z, dz zeal, kudzu |
| η Η | eta ἦτα ē obey |
| θ Θ | theta θῆτα th thing |
| ι Ι | iota ἰῶτα i pit, police |
| κ Κ | kappa κάππα k keep |
| λ Λ | lambda λάμβδα l law |
| μ Μ | mu μῦ m mother |
| ν Ν | nu νῦ n number |
| ξ Ξ | xi ξῖ x fox |
| ο Ο | omicron ὂμικρόν o not |
| π Π | pi πῖ p poor |
| ρ Ρ | rho ῥῶ r, rh rod (technically a trilled r) |
| σ, ς Σ | sigma σίγμα s save |
| τ Τ | tau ταῦ t time |
| υ Υ | upsilon ὖ ψιλόν u, y French u or German ü |
| φ Φ | phi φῖ ph phone |
| χ Χ | chi χῖ ch German ich |
| ψ Ψ | psi ψῖ ps tipsy |
| ω Ω | omega ὦμέγα ō vote |
| αι | (Dipthong) ai as in aisle |
| ει | (Dipthong) ei as in neighbor |
| οι | (Dipthong) oi as in oil |
| υι | (Dipthong) uee as in queen |
| αυ | (Dipthong) ow as in cow |
| ου | (Dipthong) oo as in food |
| ευ ηυ | (Dipthong) like the eu in (French) fleur or the ö in (German) schön; equivalent to eh + oo fused into one syllable |
| ᾿ | (Breathing Mark) When placed above a vowel (or before a capital vowel), this mark indicates smooth breathing—i.e., “no sound” (e.g., ἀ = ah). |
| Ϝ, ϝ | digamma δίγαμμα (Archaic) W, w w as in wine |
| Ϙ, ϙ | koppa ϙόππα (Archaic) Q, q k as in kale |
| ῾ | (Breathing Mark) When placed above a vowel (or before a capital vowel), this mark indicates rough breathing—i.e., an h sound (e.g., ἁ = ha) |
| ¨ | (Diaeresis) When placed above the second of two vowels, this mark indicates that the two vowels should be pronounced separately rather than as a single diphthong (e.g., οι = oi, but οϊ = o-ee). |
| ᾠ | Iota Subscript When placed below a vowel, this iota does not change the pronunciation but is important for determining meaning (ᾳ = ah; ῳ = oh). |
| ΄ | (Accent) acute; treat as a stress accent (e.g., καλός). |
| ` | (Accent) grave; treat as a stress accent (e.g., καὶ καλός). |
| ῀ | (Accent) circumflex; treat as a stress accent (e.g., βῆτα). |
| , / . / “ ” | (Punctuation) Commas, periods, and quotation marks are used in Greek as in English. |
| ; | (Punctuation) What looks like a semicolon at the end of a sentence is a question(?) mark in Greek. |
| · | (Punctuation) One dot above the line is a colon(:) in Greek. |
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