In this lesson, you will learn Greek letters and master reading Greek words.
Α, α (alpha) = “ah” (like in “father”)
Β, β (beta) = “v” (like in “very”)
Κ, κ (kappa) = “k” (like in “key”)
Ο, ο (omicron) = “o” (like in “hot”)
Γ, γ (gamma) = “gh” (like a soft “g” in “ghost”)
Δ, δ (delta) = “th” (like in “this”)
Λ, λ (lambda) = “l” (like in “lamp”)
Π, π (pi) = “p” (like in “pet”)
καλο, απο, πολα, γαλα, καπα, πολο, βαλο, κοπο, γαλο, δολο, καλα, λογο, καπο, δακο, λαπα
Θ, θ (theta) = “th” (like in “think”)
Ξ, ξ (xi) = “ks” (like in “thanks”)
Φ, φ (phi) = “f” (like in “fish”)
Ψ, ψ (psi) = “ps” (like in “lips”)
ψαλο, φακο, θαλο, θολο, ψαξο, φοβο, θακο, ξαφα, φαγο, θαλπο, ψοφο, θαψο, ξοπα
Ε, ε (epsilon) = “eh” (like in “bed”)
Ζ, ζ (zeta) = “z” (like in “zebra”)
Η, η (eta) = “ee” (like in “feet”)
Ι, ι (iota) = “ee” (like in “meet”)
Μ, μ (mu) = “m” (like in “mom”)
Ν, ν (nu) = “n” (like in “net”)
νεφο, μελι, ζεφι, ψιμα, ξενη, θεμα, φιλε, νομο, μεθη, ψηφο, ξιφη, φιλο, νικη, μονη, ζημι, ψαμι, ξενο, θεμι
Ρ, ρ (rho) = “r” (rolled r, like in Spanish “pero”)
Σ, σ, ς (sigma) = “s” (like in “sun”) – ς is used only at the end of words
Τ, τ (tau) = “t” (like in “top”)
Υ, υ (upsilon) = “ee” (like in “feet”)
Χ, χ (chi) = “kh” (like in Scottish “loch”)
Ω, ω (omega) = “o” (like in “note”)
χωρα, στομα, ρωτω, τοτε, σοφος, ψωμι, ξενος, φωτο, θετω, νερο, μερος, ζωνη, ετσι, ωρες, χερι, σωμα, ρολοι, τωρα, σοφη, ψυχη
ξυλο, φωνη, θυρα, νυχι, μυτη, ζωση, εχει, ωμος, χαρα, στην, ροδο, ταξη, σελα, ψαρι, ξενη, φιλω, θεση, νικη, μονη, ζωνω