Vowels, Paired Consonants and Diphthongs

Which two Greek vowels are always short?

Epsilon (Eε) and Omicron (Oo)

What two Greek vowels are always long?

Eta (Hη) and Omega (Ωω)

Which vowels can be either short or long?

Alpha (Aα), Iota (Iι) and Upsilon (Υυ)

What are diphthongs?

Two vowels combined into a single syllable

Which two Greek letters are always the second item in a diphthong?

Iota (Iι) or Upsilon (Υυ)

What sound does the diphthong αι make?

EYE as in aisle

What sound does the diphthong ει make?

AY as in weigh

What sound does the diphthong οι make?

OI as in boil

What sound does the diphthong υι make?

EE as in sweet

What sound does the diphthong αυ make?

OW as in now

What sound does the diphthong ευ make?

EH-OO, as in feud

What sound does the diphthong ηυ make?

EY-OO

What sound does the diphthong ου make?

OOL as in ghoul

What is an iota subscript?

When an iota follows a long vowel and it is written underneath the vowel, which is not usually pronounced

In what instances can gamma be pronounced as the "ng" in "sing"?

When two gammas appears next to each other (γγ), when gamma is followed by kappa (γκ), chi (γχ) or xi (γξ)