Greek Alphabet

Approximate phonetics below are learner-friendly and may vary between Classical/Koine and Modern pronunciations.

Α α

Alpha (a)

AL-fah — like "a" in "father"

Β β

Beta (b)

BAY-tah — like "b" in "book" (Modern Greek sounds like "v")

Γ γ

Gamma (g)

GAM-mah — like "g" in "go"

Δ δ

Delta (d)

DEL-tah — like "d" in "dog"

Ε ε

Epsilon (e)

EP-si-lon — like "e" in "met"

Ζ ζ

Zeta (z)

ZAY-tah — like "z" in "zoo"

Η η

Eta (ē)

AY-tah — like "ay" in "say" (long e)

Θ θ

Theta (th)

THAY-tah — like "th" in "think"

Ι ι

Iota (i)

EE-o-tah — like "ee" in "machine"

Κ κ

Kappa (k)

KAP-pah — like "k" in "kite"

Λ λ

Lambda (l)

LAM-dah — like "l" in "let"

Μ μ

Mu (m)

MEE — like "m" in "man"

Ν ν

Nu (n)

NEW — like "n" in "nice"

Ξ ξ

Xi (x)

KSEE — like "x" in "fox" (ks)

Ο ο

Omicron (o)

OM-i-cron — like "o" in "not" (short o)

Π π

Pi (p)

PEE (or "pie") — like "p" in "pet"

Ρ ρ

Rho (r)

ROH — like "r" in "run" (rolled)

Σ σ/ς

Sigma (s)

SIG-mah — like "s" in "see"

Τ τ

Tau (t)

TAU — like "t" in "top"

Υ υ

Upsilon (u/y)

UP-si-lon — like "u" in "rude" or French "u" (approx.)

Φ φ

Phi (ph/f)

FEE — like "f" in "fun"

Χ χ

Chi (ch/kh)

KHI — like German "ch" in "Bach" (a hard "kh")

Ψ ψ

Psi (ps)

PSI — like "ps" in "lapse"

Ω ω

Omega (ō)

oh-MAY-gah — like "o" in "go" (long o)