Kosdes Learn Modern Greek. Vocabulary

Alphabet

The 24 letters of Modern Greek.

Capital, small, and the name as we say it. Then how the letter sounds, and how we write it in Latin.

Letters

  1. Α α

    άλφα

    álfa

    Sounds like a as in father

    Transliteration a

  2. Β β

    βήτα

    víta

    Sounds like v as in very

    Transliteration v

  3. Γ γ

    γάμμα

    gámma

    Sounds like gh, or y before e/i

    Transliteration g

  4. Δ δ

    δέλτα

    délta

    Sounds like th as in this

    Transliteration d

  5. Ε ε

    έψιλον

    épsilon

    Sounds like e as in get

    Transliteration e

  6. Ζ ζ

    ζήτα

    zíta

    Sounds like z as in zoo

    Transliteration z

  7. Η η

    ήτα

    íta

    Sounds like ee as in see

    Transliteration i

  8. Θ θ

    θήτα

    thíta

    Sounds like th as in think

    Transliteration th

  9. Ι ι

    ιώτα

    ióta

    Sounds like ee as in see

    Transliteration i

  10. Κ κ

    κάππα

    káppa

    Sounds like k as in sky

    Transliteration k

  11. Λ λ

    λάμδα

    lámda

    Sounds like l as in lamp

    Transliteration l

  12. Μ μ

    μι

    mi

    Sounds like m as in man

    Transliteration m

  13. Ν ν

    νι

    ni

    Sounds like n as in no

    Transliteration n

  14. Ξ ξ

    ξι

    xi

    Sounds like ks as in box

    Transliteration x

  15. Ο ο

    όμικρον

    ómikron

    Sounds like o as in hot

    Transliteration o

  16. Π π

    πι

    pi

    Sounds like p as in spot

    Transliteration p

  17. Ρ ρ

    ρο

    ro

    Sounds like r, lightly rolled

    Transliteration r

  18. Σ σ / ς

    σίγμα

    sígma

    Sounds like s as in sun · ς at the end of a word

    Transliteration s

  19. Τ τ

    ταυ

    taf

    Sounds like t as in stop

    Transliteration t

  20. Υ υ

    ύψιλον

    ípsilon

    Sounds like ee as in see

    Transliteration y

  21. Φ φ

    φι

    fi

    Sounds like f as in five

    Transliteration f

  22. Χ χ

    χι

    chi

    Sounds like ch as in loch

    Transliteration ch

  23. Ψ ψ

    ψι

    psi

    Sounds like ps as in lapse

    Transliteration ps

  24. Ω ω

    ωμέγα

    oméga

    Sounds like o as in more

    Transliteration o