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Alphabet Greek

Greek Alphabet

The Greek alphabet has 24 letters and is the ancestor of Latin, Cyrillic, and many other scripts. It is still used today for the modern Greek language.

Letters

CaractèreNomRomanisationPrononciation
Α αAlphaalike 'a' in 'father'
Β βBetavlike 'v' in 'van'
Γ γGammag / ylike 'y' in 'yes' before e/i
Δ δDeltadlike 'th' in 'this'
Ε εEpsilonelike 'e' in 'met'
Ζ ζZetazlike 'z' in 'zebra'
Η ηEtailike 'ee' in 'meet'
Θ θThetathlike 'th' in 'think'
Ι ιIotailike 'ee' in 'meet'
Κ κKappaklike 'k' in 'key'
Λ λLambdallike 'l' in 'lamp'
Μ μMumlike 'm' in 'moon'
Ν νNunlike 'n' in 'night'
Ξ ξXix / kslike 'x' in 'box'
Ο οOmicronolike 'o' in 'off'
Π πPiplike 'p' in 'pen'
Ρ ρRhora slightly rolled 'r'
Σ σ/ςSigmaslike 's' in 'sun'
Τ τTautlike 't' in 'top'
Υ υUpsiloni / ylike 'ee' in 'meet'
Φ φPhiflike 'f' in 'fan'
Χ χChichlike 'ch' in 'loch'
Ψ ψPsipslike 'ps' in 'caps'
Ω ωOmegaolike 'o' in 'off'