Greek Alphabet Flashcards
Modern Greek Pronunciation (40 cards)
1
Q
α
A
alpha - a as in father
2
Q
β
A
beta - v as in dove
3
Q
γ
A
gamma
- y before e sound vowels (ι/ει, υ/οι, η/ηι/ῃ, εει)
- g as in game before other vowels
- n as in new before γ, κ, χ, ξ
4
Q
δ
A
delta - th as in this
5
Q
ε
A
epsilon - e as in pet
6
Q
ζ
A
zeta - z as in zoo
7
Q
η
A
eta - ee as in meet
8
Q
θ
A
theta - th as in bath
9
Q
ι
A
iota - ee as in meet
10
Q
κ
A
kappa - k as in kept
11
Q
λ
A
lambda - l as in law
12
Q
μ
A
mu - m as in mother
13
Q
ν
A
nu - n as in new
14
Q
ξ
A
xi - ks as in books
15
Q
ο
A
omicron - o as in note
16
Q
π
A
pi
- p as in peach
- b as in timber after μ
17
Q
ρ
A
rho - r as in rim
18
Q
σ / ς
A
sigma - s as in sit
19
Q
τ
A
tau
- t as in tip
- d as in bound after ν
20
Q
υ
A
upsilon - ee as in meet
21
Q
φ
A
phi - ph as in phone
22
Q
χ
A
chi
- h before ee sounds
- ch before other vowels
23
Q
ψ
A
psi - ps as in lips
24
Q
ω
A
omega - o as in note
25
μπ
mb as in timber
26
ντ
nd as in candy
27
γκ
ng as in finger
28
γγ
ng as in finger
29
γχ
ng + χ (e.g., ἐλέγχω)
30
γξ
nks as in sphinx
31
σμ
zm as in spasmodic
32
σρ
zr as in Israel
33
αι
eh as in pet
34
ει
ee as in meet
35
οι
ee as in meet
36
ου
ou as in soup
37
υι
ee as in meet
38
αυ
af as in after before unvoiced sounds
av as in avocado before voiced sounds
39
ευ
ef as in left before unvoiced sounds
ev as in every before voiced sounds
40
ηυ
eef as in reef before unvoiced sounds
eev as in greive before voiced sounds
