Modern Greek Basics
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The 24 Greek letters and the letter pairs that change everything, then everyday vocabulary and phrases with the article that marks each noun as masculine, feminine or neuter.
- Α α
- Alpha. Sounds like the a in father.
- Β β
- Beta. In modern Greek it is a v, not a b.
- Γ γ
- Gamma. A soft gargled g before a, o and u; like the y in yes before e and i.
- Δ δ
- Delta. Sounds like the th in this.
- Ε ε
- Epsilon. Sounds like the e in bed.
- Ζ ζ
- Zeta. Sounds like the z in zoo.
- Η η
- Eta. Sounds like the ee in meet.
- Θ θ
- Theta. Sounds like the th in thin.
- Ι ι
- Iota. Sounds like the ee in meet.
- Κ κ
- Kappa. Sounds like the k in kite.
- Λ λ
- Lambda. Sounds like the l in lamp.
- Μ μ
- Mu. Sounds like the m in man.
- Ν ν
- Nu. Sounds like the n in no.
- Ξ ξ
- Xi. Sounds like the x in box, a k plus an s.
- Ο ο
- Omicron. Sounds like the o in more, but short.
- Π π
- Pi. Sounds like the p in pen.
- Ρ ρ
- Rho. A tapped r, as in Spanish pero.
- Σ σ ς
- Sigma. Sounds like the s in sun.
- Τ τ
- Tau. Sounds like the t in top.
- Υ υ
- Upsilon. On its own it sounds like the ee in meet.
- Φ φ
- Phi. Sounds like the f in fine.
- Χ χ
- Chi. Like the ch in Scottish loch; lighter, like the h in hue, before e and i.
- Ψ ψ
- Psi. Sounds like the ps in lapse.
- Ω ω
- Omega. Sounds exactly like omicron in modern Greek.
- ου
- The vowel pair that spells the oo in boot.
- αι
- The vowel pair that spells the e in bed.
- ει
- The vowel pair that spells the ee in meet.
- οι
- Another vowel pair spelling the ee in meet.
- αυ
- Spells av before a voiced sound and af before a voiceless one.
- ευ
- Spells ev before a voiced sound and ef before a voiceless one.