Greek Alphabet

The Greeks were the first people to create an alphabet with vowels. In the Greek alphabet each letter had a sound.

The Greeks used this alphabet to write down the history of Greece, poetry, stories, and plays.

The Greek Alphabet

alpha alfa A a a as in arm

Greek Alphabet

beta bhta B b b as in bed
gamma gamma G g g as in get
delta delta D d d as in do
epsilon e yilon E e e as in held
zeta zhta Z z dz as in adze
eta hta H h ey as in they
theta qhta Q q th as in thin
iota iwta I i i as in machine
kappa kappa K k k as in kite
lambda lambda L l l as in long
mu mu M m m as in man
nu nu N n n as in night
xi xi X x x as in ax
omicron o mikron O o o as in before
pi pi P p p as in pie
rho rw R r r as in ram
sigma sigma S s s as in sat
tau tau T t t as in teach
upsilon u yilon U u u as in cube
phi fi F f f as in far
chi ci C c lk as in elkhorn
psi yi Y y ps and in keeps
omega w mega W w o as in cold