The Greek Alphabet
Our modern alphabet is based on the Roman alphabet, which in turn is
based on the Greek alphabet. Also, most of our English syntax and pronunciation
is also rooted in Greek.
Letter |
Name |
Pronunciation |
A a |
alpha |
a (that, father) |
B b |
beta |
b |
G g |
gamma |
g |
D d |
delta |
d |
E e |
epsilon |
e (tent) |
Z z |
zeta |
zd |
H h |
eta |
e (aeroplane) |
Q q |
theta |
th |
I i |
iota |
i (hit, machine) |
K k |
kappa |
k |
L l |
lambda |
l |
M m |
mu |
m |
N n |
nu |
n |
X x |
xi |
x or ks |
O o |
omicron |
o (hot) |
P p |
pi |
p |
R r |
rho |
r |
S s |
sigma |
s |
T t |
tau |
t |
U u |
upsilon |
u = y |
F f |
phi |
ph |
C c |
chi |
ch |
Y y |
psi |
ps |
W w |
omega |
o (porter) |
' |
(as the 1st character) |
"H" sound |
' |
(Over the 1st letter) |
no "H" sound |
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