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| GREEK LETTER | How To Say It |
EXAMPLE | ||
| A a | a[lfa | a as in father | a[ggeloV | more... |
| B b | bh:ta | b as in Bible | Bhqaniva | more... |
| G g | gavmma | g as in gone | grafhv | more... |
| D d | devlta | d as in dog | dexiovV | more... |
| E e | e[yilon | e as in met | ejgwv | more... |
| Z z | zh:ta | z as in daze as the first letter of a word;
otherwise dz as in adze |
zwhv | more... |
| H h | h\ta | e as in where | h[dhv | more... |
| Q q | qh\ta | th as in thing | qeovV | more... |
| I i | iw:ta | i as in intrigue | ijdouv | more... |
| K k | kavppa | k as in kitchen | kardiva | more... |
| L l | lavmbda | l as in law | lovgoV | more... |
| M m | mu: | m as in mother | movnoV | more... |
| N n | nu: | n as in new | nu:n | more... |
| X x | xi: | x as in axiom | xuvlon | more... |
| O o | o[mikrovn | o as in off | o{ti | more... |
| P p | pi: | p as in pumpkin | profhvthV | more... |
| R r | rJw: | r or rh as in rhythm | Jrabbiv | more... |
| S s/V | sivgma | s as in sister At the end of a word, s is written V |
Sau:loV | more... |
| T t | tau: | t as in totter | tuflovV | more... |
| U u | u\yilon | u as the German u-umlaut | uJpokrithvV | more... |
| F f | fi: | ph or f as in phantom or father | !EfesoV | more... |
| C c | ci: | ch as in Bach | CristovV | more... |
| Y y | yi: | ps as in lapse | yuchv | more... |
| W w | w\mevga | o as in only | JWshev | more... |
| DIPHTHONG | PRONUNCIATION | EXAMPLES |
| ai | ai as in aisle | ai|ma |
| ei | ei as in eight | eij |
| oi | oi as in oil | oijkiva |
| au | au as in sauerkraut | aujtovV |
| ou | ou as in soup | oujde; eJn |
| ui | ui as in suite | uiJovV |
| eu, hu | eu as in feud | eujquvV |
| More examples.... | ||
| SYMBOL | NAME | SIGNIFICANCE | EXAMPLES |
| ) | smooth breathing mark | Occurs over a vowel at the beginning of a word (or over the second vowel of an initial diphthong); has no effect on pronunciation; all words that start with a vowel have either a smooth breathing mark or a rough breathing mark. | ijdouv |
| ( | rough breathing mark | Occurs over a vowel at the beginning of a word (or over the second vowel of an initial diphthong); adds an "h" sound to the beginning of the word; all words that start with a vowel have either a smooth breathing mark or a rough breathing mark. | a{gioV |
| v | acute accent | Occurs over syllable to be stressed ("accented") but otherwise does not affect pronunciation. | a[ggeloV |
| ; | grave accent | Occurs over syllable to be stressed ("accented") but otherwise does not affect pronunciation. | oujde; eJn |
| : | circumflex | Occurs over syllable to be stressed ("accented") but otherwise does not affect pronunciation. | ai|ma |
| / | iota subscript | A small iota attached to the bottom of a h or w (a/ h/ w/), usually at the end of a word. Has no effect on pronunciation. | w{ra/ |
| - | diaeresis | Occurs over the second of two vowels that would normally form a diphthong to show that they are to be pronounced as two separate sounds. | )Hsai=aV |
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