Greek Alphabet & Pronunciation

The 24 letters of the Greek alphabet with their names, sounds, and pronunciation.

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1. 1Α α - Alpha
   First letter. Ancient: /a/ or /aː/. Modern: /a/ as in 'father' (short). Name: άλφα [álfa]
2. 2Β β - Beta
   Second letter. Ancient: /b/ as in 'better'. Modern: /v/ as in 'vote'. Name: βήτα [víta]
3. 3Γ γ - Gamma
   Third letter. Ancient: /ɡ/ as in 'get'. Modern: /ɣ/ or /ʝ/ depending on following vowel. Name: γάμμα [ɣáma]
4. 4Δ δ - Delta
   Fourth letter. Ancient: /d/ as in 'delete'. Modern: /ð/ as in 'then'. Name: δέλτα [ðélta]
5. 5Ε ε - Epsilon
   Fifth letter. Ancient & Modern: /e/. Short e sound. Name: έψιλον [épsilon]
6. 6Ζ ζ - Zeta
   Sixth letter. Ancient: [zd] or /dz/. Modern: /z/ as in 'zoo'. Name: ζήτα [zíta]
7. 7Η η - Eta
   Seventh letter. Ancient: /ɛː/ long e. Modern: /i/ as in 'machine' (short). Name: ήτα [íta]
8. 8Θ θ - Theta
   Eighth letter. Ancient: aspirated /tʰ/. Modern: /θ/ as in 'thin'. Name: θήτα [θíta]
9. 9Ι ι - Iota
   Ninth letter. Ancient: /i/ or /iː/. Modern: /i/ as in 'machine' (short). Name: ιώτα [ióta]
10. 10Κ κ - Kappa
    Tenth letter. Ancient & Modern: /k/ as in 'king'. Name: κάππα [kápa]
11. 11Λ λ - Lambda
    Eleventh letter. Ancient & Modern: /l/ as in 'lantern'. Name: λάμβδα [lámvða] (also lamda, labda)
12. 12Μ μ - Mu
    Twelfth letter. Ancient & Modern: /m/ as in 'music'. Name: μυ [mi]
13. 13Ν ν - Nu
    Thirteenth letter. Ancient & Modern: /n/ as in 'net'. Name: νυ [ni]
14. 14Ξ ξ - Xi
    Fourteenth letter. Ancient & Modern: /ks/ as in 'fox'. Name: ξι [ksi]
15. 15Ο ο - Omicron
    Fifteenth letter. Ancient & Modern: /o/. Short o sound. Name: όμικρον [ómikron]
16. 16Π π - Pi
    Sixteenth letter. Ancient & Modern: /p/ (unaspirated) as in 'spot'. Name: πι [pi]
17. 17Ρ ρ - Rho
    Seventeenth letter. Ancient & Modern: /r/ (trilled or tapped). Name: ρο [ro]
18. 18Σ σ/ς - Sigma
    Eighteenth letter. /s/ as in 'soft'. Two lowercase forms: σ (normal), ς (word-final). Name: σίγμα [síɣma]
19. 19Τ τ - Tau
    Nineteenth letter. Ancient & Modern: /t/ (unaspirated) as in 'stoke'. Name: ταυ [taf]
20. 20Υ υ - Upsilon
    Twentieth letter. Ancient: /y/ (like French u or German ü). Modern: /i/ as in 'machine' (short). Name: ύψιλον [ípsilon]
21. 21Φ φ - Phi
    Twenty-first letter. Ancient: aspirated /pʰ/. Modern: /f/ as in 'five'. Name: φι [fi]
22. 22Χ χ - Chi
    Twenty-second letter. Ancient: aspirated /kʰ/. Modern: /x/ or /ç/ as in Scottish 'loch'. Name: χι [çi]
23. 23Ψ ψ - Psi
    Twenty-third letter. Ancient & Modern: /ps/ as in 'lapse'. Name: ψι [psi]
24. 24Ω ω - Omega
    Twenty-fourth (last) letter. Ancient: /ɔː/ long o. Modern: /o/ as in 'know'. Name: ωμέγα [oméɣa]

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