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Revision as of 18:03, 12 October 2021
Hello Polyglots 😀
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Modern Greek alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.
Modern Greek Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation
Letter | Name | Ancient pronunciation | Modern pronunciation | ||
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IPA | Approximate western European equivalent | IPA | Approximate western European equivalent | ||
Α α | alpha, άλφα | Short: [a]
Long: [aː] |
Short: first a as in English await
Long: a as English father |
[a] | a as English father, but short |
Β β | beta, βήτα | [b] | b as in English better | [v] | v as in English vote |
Γ γ | gamma, γάμμα | [ɡ]
[ŋ] when used before γ, κ, ξ, χ, and possibly μ |
g as in English get
ng as in English sing when used before γ, κ, ξ, χ, and possibly μ |
[ɣ] ~ [ʝ],
[ŋ] ~ [ɲ] |
g as in Spanish lago or y as in English yellow, ng as in English long |
Δ δ | delta, δέλτα | [d] | d as in English delete | [ð] | th as in English then |
Ε ε | epsilon, έψιλον | [e] | e as in English pet | ||
Ζ ζ | zeta, ζήτα | [zd], or possibly [dz] | sd as in English wisdom,
or possibly dz as in English adze |
[z] | z as in English zoo |
Η η | eta, ήτα | [ɛː] | ê as in French tête | [i] | i as in English machine, but short |
Θ θ | theta, θήτα | [tʰ] | t as in English top | [θ] | th as in English thin |
Ι ι | iota, ιώτα | Short: [i]
Long: [iː] |
Short: i as in French vite,
Long: i as in English machine |
[i], [ç], [ʝ], [ɲ] | i as in English machine, but short |
Κ κ | kappa, κάππα | [k] | k as in English, but completely unaspirated | [k] ~ [c] | k as in English make |
Λ λ | la(m)bda, λά(μ)βδα | [l] | l as in English lantern | ||
Μ μ | mu, μυ | [m] | m as in English music | ||
Ν ν | nu, νυ | [n] | n as in English net | ||
Ξ ξ | xi, ξι | [ks] | x as in English fox | ||
Ο ο | omicron, όμικρον | [o] | o as in German Gott | ||
Π π | pi, πι | [p] | p as in English top | ||
Ρ ρ | rho, ρώ | [r] | trilled r as in Italian or Spanish | ||
Σ σ/ς, Ϲ ϲ | sigma, σίγμα | [s]
[z] before β, γ, or μ |
s as in English soft
s as in English muse when used before β, γ, or μ | ||
Τ τ | tau, ταυ | [t] | t as in English coat | ||
Υ υ | upsilon, ύψιλον | Short: [y]
Long: [yː] |
Short: u as in French lune
Long: u as in French ruse |
[i] | i as in English machine, but short |
Φ φ | phi, φι | [pʰ] | p as in English pot | [f] | f as in English five |
Χ χ | chi, χι | [kʰ] | c as in English cat | [x] ~ [ç] | ch as in Scottish loch ~ h as in English hue |
Ψ ψ | psi, ψι | [ps] | ps as in English lapse | ||
Ω ω | omega, ωμέγα | [ɔː] | aw as in English saw | [o] | o as in German Gott, similar to British English soft |