Index to Introduction, part 2        printable pages

Greek alphabet (how it sounded, perhaps)

 

Now that you know how to read the vowels, click here 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