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JHGr 1Diphthong/Alph
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Α α | Άλφα -- Alpha |
| Β β | Βήτα -- Beta -- "Veta" |
| Γ γ | Γάμα -- Gamma -- "Yamma" -- yes before certain vowels, o/w like agua. It is like stronger h, simultaneous w vibration of vocal cords; ie, it is voiced counterpart of χ. Before e & i vowels, it is pronounced as a y like in word yes. |
| Δ δ | Δέλτα -- Delta -- "Thelta" |
| Ε ε | Έψιλον -- Epsilon |
| Ζ ζ | Ζήτα -- Zeta |
| Η η | Ήτα -- Eta |
| Θ θ | Θήτα -- Theta |
| Ι ι | Γιώτα -- Iota -- "Yota" |
| Κ κ | Κάπα -- Kappa |
| Λ λ | Λάμδα -- Lambda |
| Μ μ | Μι -- Mu -- "Mee" |
| Ν ν | Νι -- Nu -- "Nee" |
| Ξ ξ | Ξι -- Xsi -- excellent |
| Ο ο | Όμικρον -- Omicron |
| Π π | Πι -- Pi -- "Pee" |
| Ρ ρ | Ρο -- Rho |
| Σ σ, ς | Σίγμα -- Sigma |
| Τ τ | Ταυ -- Tau -- "Tough" |
| Υ υ | Ύψιλον -- Ipsilon -- "Eepsilon" |
| Φ φ | Φι -- Phi |
| Χ χ | Χι -- Chi -- "Hee" |
| Ψ ψ | Ψι -- Psi |
| Ω ω | Ωμέγα -- Omega |
| DIPHTHONG -- ευ | as in left/"εφ" or "ev" -- "ever" before certain letters, "effect" before others |
| DIPHTHONG -- αυ | as in off/"αφ" -- "have" before certain letters, "after" before others |
| DIPHTHONG -- αϋ | as in aisle |
| DIPHTHONG -- ι, η, υ, οι, ει, υι all sound alike | as in meet |
| DIPHTHONG -- αι | as in egg/"ε" |
| DIPHTHONG -- ου | as in soup |
| NOT DIPHTHONG (sounded separately) -- αε, αο, εα, εε, εο, ιε, οα, οε, οο, υε, ιο | ηυ -----> not used |
| DIPHTONG -- ια | as in yah or ee-ah |
| "DIPHTHONG" -- εια | ει + α |
| SPEC COMBO -- τζ | as in ritz |
| SPEC COMBO -- τσ | as in bits |
| SPEC COMBO -- μπ | as in bowl -- banana at the beginning of words, thumb anywhere else |
| SPEC COMBO -- ντ | as in dog -- day at the beginning of words, sand anywhere else |
| SPEC COMBO -- γκ | as in get -- good at the beginning of words, finger anywhere else |
| SPEC COMBO -- γγ | as in get |