Introductory Ancient Greek Language/Basics

The Letters

Alpha Α α

Pronounced like the English a in drama.

Beta Β β B Pronounced like the English b. Gamma Γ γ G Pronounced like the English g. When followed by γ, κ, χ, or ξ it is pronounced like /ng/ Delta Δ δ D Pronounced like the English d. Epsilon Ε ε E Pronounced like the e in bed. Zeta Ζ ζ Z Commonly translated like z, however, it is more correctly the combination of a seperate s and d sound as in the word wisdom. Eta Η η Theta Θ θ Iota Ι ι Kappa Κ κ Lambda Λ λ Mu Μ μ Nu Ν ν Xi Ξ ξ Omicron Ο ο Pi Π π Rho Ρ ρ Sigma Σ σ,ς Tau Τ τ Upsilon Υ υ Phi Φ φ Chi Χ χ Psi Ψ ψ Omega Ω ω