Lesson 1

The Greek Alphabet


These are transposed as close as I can to the sound and appearance of the Greek Alphabet.  Many English letters will not sound the same!  Pay close attention to the pronunciation of the name of the letter, as well as what sound the letter makes.
 
 
Greek Character (transposed in modified English) name pronunciation sound
A a alpha alfa father
B b bhta vita vein
G y yama gama game, yes
D d delta thelta then
E e epsilon epsilon egg
Z z zhta zita zoo
H h hta ita sea
TH th thhta thita thin
I i giwta iota sea
K a kapa kapa key
L l lamda lamtha live
M m mi mi man
N v vi ni now
KS ks ksi ksi box
O o omikron omikron post
P p pi pi pool
R r rw ro right
S s sigma sigma sea
T t tau taf table
Y u upsilon ipsilon sea
PH ph phi phi forget
X x xi hi hit
PS ps psi psi stops
W w wmega omega toe
Diphthongs/Syllable Clusters

Sound
OY ou
ou too
OI oi
oi sea
EI ei
ei sea
AY au
au Africa, average
EY eu
eu effort, never
AI ai
ai pet
MP mp
mp boy
ND  vt
nt day
GG yy
yy sang

 

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