The alphabet – Το αλφάβητο

Capital Letters Small Letters

Κεφαλαία Γράµµατα Μικρά Γράµµατα Letters sounds

A α 'a' as in 'ant'
Β β 'v' as in 'vet'

Γ γ 'y' as in 'yellow'

Δ δ 'th' as in 'the'
Ε ε 'e' as in 'pet'
Ζ ζ 'z' as in 'zoo'
Η η 'i' as in 'ink'

Θ θ 'th' as in 'theatre'
I ι 'i' as in 'ink'
Κ κ 'k' as in 'Kate'
Λ λ Ί' as in 'lip'
Μ µ 'm' as in 'man'
Ν ν 'n' as in 'nο'
Ξ ξ 'x' as in 'ox'

Ο ο 'o' as in 'hot'
Π π 'p'as in 'pen'

Ρ ρ 'r' as in 'ruler'
Σ ς (at the end of a word) 's' as in 'sea'
σ (not at the end)
Τ τ 't' as in 'tea'
Υ υ 'i' as in 'ink'
Φ φ ‘f’ as in 'fish'
Χ χ 'h' as in ‘how’
Ψ ψ 'ps' as in 'gypsy'
Ω ω 'o' as in 'hot'
 Syllables
Α - ΒΑ, ΓΑ , ΔΑ , ΖΑ, ΘΑ, ΚΑ, ΛΑ , ΜΑ,ΝΑ , ΞΑ , ΠΑ, ΣΑ , ΤΑ ,ΦΑ ,ΧΑ, ΨΑ
α - βα, γα , δα , ζα, θα, κα, λα , µα , να , ξα , πα, σα , τα , φα , χα, ψα

Ε - ΒΕ, ΓΕ , ΔΕ , ΖΕ, ΘΕ, ΚΕ, ΛΕ , ΜΕ , ΝΕ , ΞΕ , ΠΕ, ΣΕ , ΤΕ , ΦΕ , ΧΕ, ΨΕ

ε - βε, γε , δε , ζε, θε, κε, λε , µε , νε , ξε , πε, σε , τε , φε , χε, ψε

Η - ΒΗ, ΓΗ , ΔΗ , ΖΗ, ΘΗ, ΚΗ, ΛΗ , ΜΗ , ΝΗ , ΞΗ , ΠΗ, ΣΗ , ΤΗ , ΦΗ ,ΧΗ, ΨΗ

η - βη, γη , δη , ζη, θη, κη, λη , µη , νη , ξη , πη, ση , τη , φη , χη, ψη

Ι - ΒΙ, ΓΙ , ΔΙ , ΖΙ, ΘΙ, ΚΙ, ΛΙ , ΜΙ , ΝΙ , ΞΙ , ΠΙ, ΣΙ , ΤΙ , ΦΙ , ΧΙ, ΨΙ

ι - βι, γι , δι , ζι, θι, κι, λι , µι , νι , ξι , πι, σι , τι , φι , χι, ψι

Ο - ΒΟ, ΓΟ , ΔΟ , ΖΟ, ΘΟ, ΚΟ, ΛΟ , ΜΟ , ΝΟ , ΞΟ , ΠΟ, ΣΟ , ΤΟ , ΦΟ , ΧΟ, ΨΟ

ο - βο, γο , δο , ζο, θο, κο, λο , µο , νο , ξο , πο, σο , το , φο , χο, ψο

Υ - ΒΥ, ΓΥ , ΔΥ , ΖΥ, ΘΥ, ΚΥ, ΛΥ , ΜΥ , ΝΥ , ΞΥ , ΠΥ, ΣΥ , ΤΥ , ΦΥ , ΧΥ, ΨΥ

υ - βυ, γυ , δυ , ζυ, θυ, κυ, λυ , µυ , νυ , ξυ , πυ, συ , τυ , φυ , χυ, ψυ

Ω- ΒΩ, ΓΩ , ΔΩ , ΖΩ, ΘΩ, ΚΩ, ΛΩ , ΜΩ , ΝΩ , ΞΩ , ΠΩ, ΣΩ ,ΤΩ , ΦΩ ,ΧΩ, ΨΩ

ω- βω, γω , δω , ζω, θω, κω, λω , µω , νω , ξω , πω, σω , τω , φω , χω, ψω

Vowel combinations
α + ι = αι sounds 'e' as in 'pet'
α + υ = αυ sounds 'af' as in 'after' or 'av' as in 'average'
ε + ι = ει sounds 'i' as in 'ink'
ε + υ = ευ sounds 'ef' or 'ev' as in 'evidence'
o + ι = oι sounds 'i' as in 'ink'
o + υ = oυ sounds 'oo' as in 'loop'
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*Instead of the question mark ‘?’ in greek it is used ‘ ’
 Χρήσιµες λέξεις και φράσεις – Useful words and phrases

Yes ναι Ne
No όχι Ohi
Good / well καλά kala
Hi γεια ghia
Hello γεια σας / γεια σας ghia sas
Good morning / Good day καληµέρα Kalimera
Good afternoon/ Good evening καλησπέρα Kalispera
Good night καληνύχτα Kalinichta
How are you? τι κάνεις; / τι κάνετε; Ti kanis / ti kanete?
Is / are είναι ine
He is/ She is αυτός είναι / αυτή είναι aftos ine / afti ine
And και ke
Mum µαµά mama
Dad µπαµπά baba
Grandfather παππού papoo
Grandmother γιαγιά ghiaghia
Thank you ευχαριστώ Efharisto
Please παρακαλώ Parakalo
Thanks very much ευχαριστώ πολύ Efharisto poli
Good bye αντίο adeeo
To ask someone for something (excuse me) συγγνώµη Signomi
I understand καταλαβαίνω katalaveno
I don’t understand δεν καταλαβαίνω Dhen katalaveno
I know ξέρω xero
I don’t know δεν ξέρω Dhen xero
I am sorry λυπάµαι Lipame
Mister κύριος Keerios
Mrs κυρία Kireea
Ms δεσποινίς despenees

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