Greek alphabet

Greek alphabet inclusive transliteration and pronunciation. We recommend to begin with this article, as the transliteration of the letters ("δ", "θ", "φ" etc.) is very useful for further learning the greek words.

Letter	English name	Greek name	Pronunciation	Transcription
Α α	Alfa	ἄλφα	[a]	a
Β β	Beta	βῆτα	[v]	v
Γ γ	Gamma	γάμμα	[ʝ] in front of [e̞] or [i]; otherwise [ɣ]	g, j
Δ δ	Delta	δέλτα	[ð]	d
Ε ε	Epsilon	ἒ ψιλόν	[e̞]	e
Ζ ζ	Zeta	ζῆτα	[z]	z
Η η	Eta	ἦτα	[i]	i
Θ θ	Theta	θῆτα	[θ]	th
Ι ι	Iota	ἰῶτα	[i], [j]	i
Κ κ	Kappa	κάππα	[c] in front of [e̞] and [i]; otherwise[k]	k
Λ λ	Lambda	λάμβδα	[l]	l
Μ μ	Mu	μῦ	[m]	m
Ν ν	Nu	νῦ	[n]	n
Ξ ξ	Xi	ξῖ	[ks]	x, ks
Ο ο	Omicron	ὄ μικρόν	[o̞]	o
Π π	Pi	πῖ	[p]	p
Ρ ρ	Rho	ῥῶ	[ɾ]	r
Σ σ ς (trailing)	Sigma	σῖγμα	[s]	s
Τ τ	Tau	ταῦ	[t]	t
Υ υ	Upsilon	ὒ ψιλόν	[i]	y, v, f
Φ φ	Phi	φῖ	[f]	f
Χ χ	Chi	χῖ	[ç] in front of [e̞] und [i]; otherwise [x]	ch
Ψ ψ	Psi	ψῖ	[ps]	ps
Ω ω	Omega	ὦ μέγα	[o̞]	o

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