Katerina Sarri, 2001, Homepage: www.webtopos.gr
GREEK LETTERS
 
Greek Alphabet and letters' sound Standard and Erasmic in
International Phonetic Alphabet

LETTER
Pronounc.
I.P.A.

as in...
Letter
Name


LETTER
Pronounc.
I.P.A.

as in...
Letter
Name

1
alpha

[a]
ami (fr)
άλφα
alpha

13
nu

[n]
none
νι
nu
2
beta

[v]
erasmic [b]
vote
βήτα
beta

14
ksi

[ks]
sex
ξι
xi
3
gamma

[gh sound]
erasmic [g]
close to gh
γάμμα
gamma

15
O o

[o]
log
όμικρον
omikron
4
delta

[dh sound as in THis]
erasmic [d]
this
but not thin
δέλτα
delta

16
pi

[p]
pot
πι
pi
5
epsilon

[e]
ten
έψιλον
epsilon

17
rho

[r]
arrow
spanish accent
ρο
rho
6
zeta

[z]
zoo
ζήτα
zeta

18
sigma

[s]
sex
σίγμα
sigma
7
eta

[i]
erasmic [ε:]
see
ήτα
eta

19
tau

[t]
ten
ταυ
tau
8
theta

[th sound as in THin]
thin
but not this
θήτα
theta

20
upsilon

[i]
erasmic [y]
see
ύψιλον
upsilon
9
iota

[i]
see
(γ)ιώτα
iota

21
phi

[f]
fast
φι
phi
10
kappa

[k]
car
κάππα
kappa

22
chi

[x]
rough scottish kh
χι
chi
11
lambda

[l]
love
λάμ(β)δα
lambda

23
psi

[ps]
lips
ψι
psi
12
mu

[m]
man
μι
mu

24
omega

[o]
erasmic [o:]
log
ωμέγα
omega
BINARY: digrammes - vowels:
OY
=[u]
AI=[e] erasmic [ai] - EI=[i] erasmic [ei] - OI=[i] erasmic [oi] - YI=[i] erasmic [yi]
AY=[af] or [av] erasmic [au] - EY=[ef] or [ev] erasmic [eu] - HY=[if] or [iv] erasmic [ε:u]
BINARY: digrammes - consonants:
=[(m)b] erasmic [mp] - NT=[(n)d] erasmic [nt]
=[(n)g(^)] earsmic [nk] - =[ng(^)] - =[nx(^)] - =[nks]
=[ts] - TZ=[dz]