Greek Alphabet Flashcards
Α
alpha (uppercase)
sound “ah”
𝛼
alpha (lowercase)
Β
beta (uppercase)
sound b
β
beta (lowercase)
Γ
gamma (uppercase)
sound g
𝛾
gamma (lowercase)
Δ
delta (uppercase)
sound d
δ
delta (lowercase)
Ε
epsilon (uppercase)
sound “e” in ‘met’
ε
epsilon (lowercase)
Ζ
zeta (uppercase)
sound “zd” like “sd” in ‘wisdom’
ζ
zeta (lowercase)
Η
eta (uppercase)
sound “e” in ‘they’
η
eta (lowercase)
Θ
theta (uppercase)
sound “t” as in ‘top’
θ
theta (lowercase)
Ɩ
iota (uppercase)
sound “i” in machine
ɩ
iota (lowercase)
Κ
kappa (uppercase)
sound “k” in ‘skin’
κ
kappa (lowercase)
Λ
lambda (uppercase)
sound l
λ
lambda (lowercase)
Μ
mu (uppercase)
sound m
μ
mu (lowercase)
Ν
nu (uppercase)
sound n
ν
nu (lowercase)
𝚵
xi (uppercase)
sound ksee
ξ
xi (lowercase)
sound ksee
Ο
omicron (uppercase)
sound “o” as in ‘top’
ο
omicron (lowercase)
Π
pi (uppercase)
sound pee
π
pi (lowercase)
sound pee
Ρ
rho (uppercase)
sound rolled “r”
ρ
rho (lowercase)
Σ
sigma (uppercase)
sound “s” as in ‘sing’
σ (ς*)
sigma (lowercase)
*σ is used at the beginning of words and inside words; ς is used at the end of words
Τ
tau (uppercase)
“t” as in ‘stop’
τ
tau (lowercase)
Υ
upsilon (uppercase)
sound French “u” or German “ü”
𝜐
upsilon (lowercase)
Φ
phi (uppercase)
sound fee
φ
phi (lowercase)
sound fee
Χ
chi (uppercase)
sound key
χ
chi (lowercase)
sound key
Ψ
psi (uppercase)
sound psee
ψ
psi (lowercase)
sound psee
Ω
omega (uppercase)
sound “o” as in ‘no’
ω
omega (lowercase)