Greek script reference

a

e

ka

ma

o

ta

na. Ν is n; small ν is not Latin v.

ra. Ρ/ρ is r, not Latin p.

i

i. Η is i, not Latin H. It shares its sound with ι.

i. Υ/υ is i in ordinary vowel use, not Latin y or German ü.

sa. Use σ before the end of a word.

sa. Use ς only at the end; it is the same letter and sound.

la

pa

za

va. Β is v, not b.

dha. Δ is the voiced th of English this.

gha. Γ is voiced back friction before a/o/u, not a g stop.

tha. The th of English thin, not t+h.

fa

kha. Χ is back friction before a/o/u; before e/i it moves forward, like German ich.

psa. One letter writes the consonant sequence ps.

ksa. One letter writes ks.

o. Ω and ο have the same modern vowel sound.

u. Two letters, one u vowel; a team tile in the builder.

e. Same vowel as ε; learn the printed spelling.

i. Same i sound as ι, η and υ.

i. Same i sound; read the team together.

i. A rarer i spelling, for recognition.

ba. Word-initial μπ is b; inside words many speakers keep an m before b.

da. Word-initial ντ is d; medial pronunciation can include n.

ga. Γκ supplies the g stop that γ alone does not.

nga / ga. Inside words γγ commonly has a nasal plus g; some speakers reduce the nasal.

tsa

dza

av / af. Av before vowels and voiced consonants; af before voiceless consonants.

ev / ef. Ev before vowels and voiced consonants; ef before voiceless consonants.

separate i. The diaeresis tells you not to combine with the previous vowel.

separate i. Υ still has its ordinary i sound, separated from the preceding vowel.