Index to Introduction, part 2 printable pages
Greek alphabet (how it sounded, perhaps)
Now that you know how to read the vowels,
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to listen to the
soundfile. You do not need to remember the
names of the letters but their sounds. A NO-NO:
do not ever give the Greek letters the names of the English
letters.
|
Greek alphabet |
Roman letters |
Names of the letters |
as in... |
|
α Α |
a |
alpha |
α |
|
β Β |
b |
beta |
βα βι Βυ |
|
γ Γ |
g |
gamma |
Γα γε γι |
|
δ Δ |
d |
delta |
δε δη Δυ |
|
ε Ε |
e |
epsilon |
ε |
|
ζ Ζ |
z |
zeta |
ζου ζυ Ζα |
|
η Η |
ē |
eta |
η |
|
θ Θ |
th |
theta |
θο θω Θι |
|
ι Ι |
i |
iota |
ι |
|
κ Κ |
k, c |
kappa |
κε κα Κου |
|
λ Λ |
l |
lambda |
λα λο Λε |
|
μ Μ |
m |
mu |
μω μι μου |
|
ν Ν |
n |
nu |
νυ νη Νι |
|
ξ Ξ |
x |
xi |
ξε ξα Ξο |
|
ο Ο |
o |
omicron |
ο |
|
π Π |
p |
pi |
πι πυ Που |
|
ρ, ῥ (initial) Ρ, Ῥ (initial) |
r |
rho |
ῥω ῥα Ῥε |
|
σ (internal) ς (final) Σ |
s |
sigma |
σι σα Σου ας ους |
|
τ Τ |
t |
tau |
τα το Τω |
|
υ Υ |
u, y |
upsilon |
υ |
|
φ Φ |
ph |
phi |
φε φα Φυ |
|
χ Χ |
kh |
khi |
χε χου Χω |
|
ψ Ψ |
ps |
psi |
ψι ψο Ψε |
|
ω Ω |
ō |
omega |
ω |