May 31, 2013

The Greek Alphabet

The Greek Alphabet
Upper-
case
Lower-
case
Name
 
Pronunciation
 
Α α alpha
AL-fuh
Β β beta
BAY-tuh, BEE-tuh
Γ γ gamma
GAM-uh
Δ δ delta
DELL-tuh
Ε ε epsilon
EP-suh-lon
Ζ ζ zeta
ZAY-tuh, ZEE-tuh
Η η eta
AY-tuh (rhymes with BAY-tuh), EE-tuh
Θ θ theta
THAY-tuh, THEE-tuh (th as in thin)
Ι ι iota
eye-OH-tuh
Κ κ kappa
CAP-uh
Λ λ lambda
LAM-duh
Μ μ mu
MYOO, MOO
Ν ν nu
NOO, NYOO
Ξ ξ xi
ZIGH, SIGH, KSEE
Ο ο omicron
AH-mih-cron, OH-mih-cron
Π π pi
PIE
Ρ ρ rho
ROE
Σ σ sigma
SIG-muh
Τ τ tau
TOW (rhymes with cow), TAW
Υ υ upsilon
UP-suh-lon, YOOP-suh-lon
Φ φ phi
FIE, FEE
Χ χ chi
KIGH, KEE
Ψ ψ psi
SIGH, PSIGH, PSEE
Ω ω omega
oh-MEG-uh, oh-MEE-guh, oh-MAY-guh
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