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 |