Alphabet/sounds

Question 1

Α / α

Answer 1

άλφα / alpha
a as in the word father

Question 2

Β / β

Answer 2

βήτα / vita
as in the wordvoice

Question 3

Γ / γ

Answer 3

γάμα / ghama

• In front of the vowels ε or ι, it sounds like the y in the word yes.
• In front of α, ο, ου, however, [Γγ] has a more guttural sound.

Question 4

Δ / δ

Answer 4

δέλτα / dhelta
as in the wordthis

Question 5

Ε / ε

Answer 5

έψιλον / epsilon
as in the word net

Question 6

Ζ / ζ

Answer 6

ζήτα / zita
as in the wordzero

Question 7

Η / η

Answer 7

ήτα / ita
as in the word pizza

Question 8

Θ / θ

Answer 8

θήτα / thita
as in the wordthink

Question 9

Ι / ι

Answer 9

γιώτα / ghiota
as in the word pizza

Question 10

Κ / κ

Answer 10

κάπα / kapa
as in the wordkeep

Question 11

Λ / λ

Answer 11

λάμδα / lamdha
as in the wordlamp

Question 12

Μ / μ

Answer 12

μι / mi
as in the wordmilk

Question 13

Ν / ν

Answer 13

νι / ni
as in the wordnext

Question 14

Ξ / ξ

Answer 14

ξι / ksi/xi
as in the word books

Question 15

Ο / ο

Answer 15

όμικρον / omikron
as in the wordor

Question 16

Π / π

Answer 16

πι / pi
as in the wordpork

Question 17

Ρ / ρ

Answer 17

ρο / ro
rolled or trilled r as in Spanish or Italian

Question 18

Σ / σ, ς

Answer 18

σίγμα / sighma
as in the wordsix

ς is a lower-case letter used at the end of a word only.

Question 19

Τ / τ

Answer 19

“ταυ / taf
as in the wordtotal”

Question 20

Υ / υ

Answer 20

ύψιλον / ipsilon
as in the word pizza

Question 21

Φ / φ

Answer 21

φι / fi
as in the wordfire

Question 22

Χ / χ

Answer 22

χι / chi

• Before ε or ι it sounds like the h in the word he.
• Before α, ο, ου, it sounds like the ch in the word Bach.

Question 23

Ψ / ψ

Answer 23

ψι / psi
as in the word maps

Question 24

Ω / ω

Answer 24

ωμέγα / omegha
as in the wordor

Question 25

ΟΙ / οι

Answer 25

i as in the word pizza

Question 26

ΕΙ / ει

Answer 26

i as in the word pizza

Question 27

ΑΙ / αι

Answer 27

e as in the word net

Question 28

ΟΥ / ου

Answer 28

ou as in the word group

Question 29

ΑΥ / αυ

Answer 29

• When precedes the consonants θ, κ, ξ, π, σ, τ, φ, χ, it is pronounced af.
• When precedes vowels or the consonants β, γ, δ, ζ, λ, μ, ν, ρ, it is pronounced av.

Question 30

ΕΥ / ευ

Answer 30

• When Υ,υ follows Ε,ε and precedes the consonants θ, κ, ξ, π, σ, τ, φ, χ, it is pronounced ef.
• When Υ,υ follows Ε,ε and precedes vowels or the consonants β, γ, δ, ζ, λ, μ, ν, ρ, it is pronounced ev.

Question 31

ΓΚ / γκ or ΓΓ / γγ

Answer 31

Represents the sound g as in the word gallery

γκαλερί

Question 32

ντ

Answer 32

Represents the sound d as in the word duet

ντουέτο

Question 33

τζ

Answer 33

Represents the sound dz as in the word loads

τζατζίκι

Question 34

μπ

Answer 34

Represents the sound b as in the word banana

μπανάνα

Question 35

τσ

Answer 35

Represents the sound ts as in the word nuts

τσουρέκι