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Modern Greek/Alphabet
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There are 24 letters in the greek alphabet
The greek alphabet has 5 vowel SOUNDS.
Some of them look like letters from this alphabet, but they are not to be confused (lowercase "ni" looks like "v" but it is said like "n").
The letters
LetterNameName (transliterated)PronunciationAs inΑααλφαalpha/a/aardvarkΒββηταbeta/v/vanΓγγαμαgamma/gh/woolΔδδελταdelta/dh/thisΕεεψιλονepsillon/e/engineΖζζιταzita/z/zoneΗηηταita/i/wingΘθθηταthita/th/thanksΙιιωταyiota/i/wingΚκκαπαkappa/k/catΛλλαμδαlamda/l/lightΜμμιmi/m/marketΝννιni/n/notΞξξιksi/x/nextΟοομικρονomikron/o/potΠππιpi/p/spitΡρροrho/r/rightΣσ, ς*σιγμαsigma/s/sisterΤτταυtaf/t/topΥυυψιλονipsillon/i/wingΦφφιfi/f/footΧχχιchi/h/(ch)loch (guttural)Ψψψιpsi/ps/lipsΩωωμεγαomega/o/pot
ς is used at the end of a word only.
Vowels
CombinationpronouncedAs inαι/e/tellει/i/stingοι/i/stingου/oo/(ou)toolαυ/av/slav/af/footευ/ev/bevel/ef/left
Consonants
CombinationPronounced μπ-/b/ -μπ-/mb/ ντ-/d/ -ντ-/nd/ γκ-/g/ -γκ-/ng/ -γγ-/ng/ τζ-/dj/ τσ-/ts/