The Greek Alphabet

The Greek Alphabet

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Letter NameCommon English PronunciationnModern Greek Sound
Ξ‘ Alpha(al’ fa) πŸ”‰
Ξ’Beta(bay’ ta)πŸ”‰
Ξ“ Gamma(gam’ a) πŸ”‰
Ξ” Delta(del’ ta) πŸ”‰
Ξ• Epsilon(ep’ si lon) πŸ”‰
Ξ– Zeta(zay’ ta) πŸ”‰
Ξ— Eta(ay’ ta) πŸ”‰
Θ Theta(thay’ ta) πŸ”‰
Ξ™ Iota(i o’ ta) πŸ”‰
Κ Kappa(kap’ a) πŸ”‰
Ξ› Lambda(lam’ da) πŸ”‰
Μ Mu(mew) πŸ”‰
Ν Nu(new) πŸ”‰
Ξ Xi(zee) or (z-eye) πŸ”‰
Ο Omicron(ohm’ i kron) πŸ”‰
Ξ  Pi(pie) πŸ”‰
Ξ‘ Rho(row) πŸ”‰
Ξ£ Sigma(sig’ ma) πŸ”‰
Ξ€ Tau(taw) or (t-ow) as in ouch πŸ”‰
Ξ₯ Upsilon(oop’ si lon) or (up’ si lon) πŸ”‰
Ξ¦ Phi(f-eye) or (fee) πŸ”‰
Ξ§ Chi(k-eye)  or (key) πŸ”‰
Ξ¨ Psi(sigh) or (see) πŸ”‰
Ξ©Omega(o me’ ga) πŸ”‰