Daniel Lyons' Notes

Greek Alphabet

Uppercase Lowercase Name Pronunciation
Α α Alpha "a" as in "father"
Β β Beta "b" as in "bit"
Γ γ Gamma "g" as in "get" (or "n" before κ, χ, γ, μ)
Δ δ Delta "d" as in "den"
Ε ε Epsilon Short "e" as in "pet"
Ζ ζ Zeta "z" as in "wisdom"
Η η Eta Long "e" as in "bait"
Θ θ Theta "th" as in "thin"
Ι ι Iota "ee" as in "pizza" (long), or "i" as in "bit" (short)
Κ κ Kappa "k" as in "duck"
Λ λ Lambda "l" as in "lit"
Μ μ Mu "m" as in "meet"
Ν ν Nu "n" as in "neat"
Ξ ξ Xi "ks" as in "taxi"
Ο ο Omicron Short "o" as in "hot"
Π π Pi "p" as in "cap"
Ρ ρ Rho Rolled "r" (alveolar trill)
Σ σ / ς Sigma "s" as in "set" (or "z" before β, γ, δ, μ)
Τ τ Tau "t" as in "cat"
Υ υ Upsilon "u" as in "boot" (long), or "u" as in "ruse" (short)
Φ φ Phi "f" as in "fit"
Χ χ Chi "kh" as in Scottish "loch"
Ψ ψ Psi "ps" as in "upset"
Ω ω Omega Long "o" as in "saw"
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