A little Greek Flashcards
1
Q
αΑ
A
alpha - a in ‘but’ or ‘bath’ as a short and long vowel retrospectively.
2
Q
βΒ
A
beta - b in boat.
3
Q
γΓ
A
gamma - g in go.
4
Q
δΔ
A
delta - d in dad.
5
Q
εΕ
A
epsilon - e in egg.
6
Q
ζΖ
A
zeta - z in zoo.
7
Q
ηΗ
A
eta - e in air.
8
Q
θΘ
A
th - th in think.
9
Q
ιΙ
A
iota - i in bit or beet, short and long retrospectively.
10
Q
κΚ
A
kappa - c in coat.
11
Q
λΛ
A
lambda - l in long.
12
Q
μΜ
A
mu - m in make.
13
Q
νΝ
A
nu - n in night
14
Q
ξΞ
A
xi - x in twix
15
Q
οΟ
A
omicron - o in box
16
Q
πΠ
A
pi - p in pat
17
Q
ρΡ
A
rho - r in rate
18
Q
σΣ
A
sigma - s in snake, ς at the end of words
19
Q
τΤ
A
tau - t in tank
20
Q
υΥ
A
upsilon - tu in french
21
Q
φΦ
A
phi - ph in photo
22
Q
χΧ
A
chi - ch in challenge
23
Q
ψΨ
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psi - ps
24
Q
ωΩ
A
omega - o in raw
25
What does to transliterate mean?
It means to change alphabets.
26
What is breathing?
A mark that goes on top of a vowel, that indicates in what way the vowel should be pronounced.
