Instead of a "?" the Greek write a ";"
Instead of a ";" and a ":" the Greek write a "•" (A dot in the center of the line)
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| Letter | Transcription | Name | Pronounciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Α, α | A, a | άλφα (alpha) | Open "ah" like "u" in: run, cut |
| Β, β | V, v | βήτα (beta, vita) | Like "v" in vague, vanish |
| Γ, γ | Y, y G, g |
γάμμα (gamma) | When "i" or "e" follows: Like "y" in yes, yuppie
When "a" or "o" or "u" follows: A very guttural g-sound, not a real "g" like in: give, gun (Can't describe it, you should hear it! :-) |
| Δ, δ | Dh, dh | δέλτα (delta) | Like "th" in: that, this |
| Ε, ε | E, e | ε ψιλόν (epsilon) | Like "e" in: best, set |
| Ζ, ζ | Z, z | ζήτα (zeta, zita) | Like "z" in: zero, fuzzy |
| Η, η | I, i | ήτα (eta, ita) | Like "i" in: fit, gift |
| Θ, θ | Th, th | θήτα (theta, thita) | Like "th" in: thunder, thanks |
| Ι, ι | I, i | ιώτα (iota) | I, i (see above) |
| Κ, κ | K, k | κάππα (kappa) | NOT a "kh" sound, it's rather like a "g" in: gun |
| Λ, λ | L, l | λάμβδα (lambda) | |
| Μ, μ | M, m | μυ (my, mi) | |
| Ν, ν | N, n | νυ (ny, ni) | |
| Ξ, ξ | X, x (ks) | ξι (xi) | |
| Ο, ο | O, o | ο μικρόν (omikron) | Open "o" like in: hot (with british pronounciation) |
| Π, π | P, p | πι (pi) | Like "p" in: happy |
| Ρ, ρ | R, r | ρω (rho) | A russian or italian "r" |
| Σ, σ | S, s | σίγμα (sigma) | Like "s" in: snake, kiss (the ς is instead of the σ at the end of a word) |
| Τ, τ | T, t | ταυ (tau, tav) | Like "t" in: hat, pity |
| Υ, υ | I, i | υ ψιλόν (ypsilon, ispilon) | Just another "i", see above |
| Φ, φ | F, f | φι (phi, fi) | Like "f" in: fish, stuff |
| Χ, χ | H, h | χι (chi, hi) | (actually, it's no "h", it's like the "ch" in German words (eg. "Bach") |
| Ψ, ψ | Ps, ps | ψι (psi) | |
| Ω, ω | O, o | ω μέγα (omega) | Just another "o", see above |
| Combinations of two letters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Αι, αι | E, e | Exceptions: "άι" and "αϊ" are pronounced separately |
| Ει, ει | I, i | |
| Οι, οι | I, i | |
| Ου, ου | U, u | Like "u" in: bush, put |
| Αυ, αυ | Av, av | |
| Ευ, ευ | Ev, ev | |
| γγ | ng | Like "ng" in: angle |
| νχ | nh | See explanation for "χ" |
| Μπ, μπ | B, b | (sometimes "mb") |
| Ντ, ντ | D, d | Like "d" in: deep |
| Γκ, γκ | G, g | Like "g" in: give |
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