The Greek Alphabet
| Α | α | alpha | a as in father |
| Β | β | beta | b as in bat |
| Γ | γ | gamma | g as in goat |
| Δ | δ | delta | d as in dog |
| Ε | ε | epsilon | e as in Ed |
| Ζ | ζ | zeta | z as in zoo |
| Η | η | eta | e as in Beta |
| Θ | θ | theta | th as in the |
| Ι | ι | iota | i as in it |
| Κ | κ | kappa | k as in kite |
| Λ | λ | lambda | l as in lite |
| Μ | μ | mu | m as in mom |
| Ν | ν | nu | n as in now |
| Ξ | ξ | xi | x as in Xylophone |
| Ο | ο | omikron | o as in hop |
| Π | π | pi | p as in pet |
| Ρ | ρ | rho | r as in race |
| Σ | σ ς | sigma (note: the ς occurs at the end of words) | s as in silly |
| Τ | τ | tau | t as in hat |
| Υ | υ | upsilon | u as in soup |
| Φ | φ | phi | ph as in phone |
| Χ | χ | chi | ch as in loch |
| Ψ | ψ | psi | ps as in psalms |
| Ω | ω | omega | o as in phone |
ASSIGNMENT: Memorize and learn to write ALL of the letters of the alphabet, as well as to pronounce them correctly.
Writing the Greek Letters
These letters are written on the line: α ε ι κ ν ο π σ τ υ ω.
These letters are written partly on and partly below the line: γ η μ ρ ς χ
These letters are written partly on and partly above the line: δ θ λ
These letters are written on, above and below the line: β ζ ξ φ ψ
The capital letters will only be used when they begin a proper noun. Sentences begin with small letters.
ASSIGNMENT: Practice writing all of the letters above on lined paper so that they are correctly written.
Vowel Combinations
When two or more vowels α ε ι ο υ occur together they are pronounced as one letter. The following chart will indicate the correct pronunciation of these vowel combinations in Greek (called diphthongs):
| αι | as in aisle |
| ει | as in height |
| οι | as in oil |
| αυ | as in kraut |
| ευ | as in feud |
| ου | as in group |
| υι | pronounced like wee |
Whenever γγ, or κγ occur together, they are pronounced "ng" as in "angel"
ASSIGNMENT: Practice correctly pronouncing the vowel combinations above.