Greek Alphabet

Α α

̈ἅλφα

alpha

A

“ah” sound/short a

Β β

βῆτα

beta

B

“B” sound

Γ γ

γάμμα

gamma

G (ng)

“guh” sound/hard g

Δ δ

δέλτα

delta

D

“D” sound

Ε ε

ἒψιλόν

Epsilon

E

“eh” sound/short e

Ζ ζ

ζῆτα

Zeta

Z

“Sd” or “dz” sound

Η η

ἦτα

Eta (p: eyta)

E

Long ε–like “ey/ay”

Θ θ

θῆτα

Theta

Th

Voiceless “th” like in father, with

Ι ι

ἰῶτα

Iota

I

Short: “ih” like in bin/Long: “ee” like in bean

Κ κ

κάρρα

Kappa

C/K

Hard c/voiceless velar plosive

Λ λ

λάμβδα

Lambda

L

L

Μ μ

μῦ

Mu

M

Mm

Ν ν

νῦ

Nu

N

N

Ξ ξ

εῖ

Xi

X

“Ks”, x

Ο ο

ὅμικρόν

Omicron

O

Short o like in pot

Π π

πῖ

Pi

P

P

Ρ ρ

ῥῶ

Rho

R, rh

Trilled (“rolled”) r

Σ σ/ς

σίγμα

Sigma

S

Like in say

Τ τ

ταῦ

Tau

T

T

Υ υ

ὗψιλόν

Upsilon

Y

Between “ee” and “oo”–make an e sound with slightly rounder lips

Φ φ

φῖ

Phi

Ph

“Fh”

Χ χ

χῖ

Chi

Ch

“Kh”

Ψ ψ

ψῖ

Psi

Ps

Ps

Ω ω

ὦμέγα

Omega

O

“Oh”