The Greek alphabet has 24 letters (χχχχχ). The first ___ are derived from the Phoenician alphabet** and take their name from it.
| Letter | Name | Transliterated | IPA | Value | |
| Αα | ἄλφα | /a/ | [a] | ||
| Ββ | βῆτα | /b/ | |||
| Γγ | γάμμα | /g/ | |||
| Δδ | δέλτα | /d/ | |||
| Εε | εἶ | /e/ | |||
| Ζζ | ζῆτα | /z/ | |||
| Ηη | ἦτα | /e/ | |||
| Θθ | θῆτα | /th/ | [tʰ] | ||
| Ιι | ἰῶτα | /i/ | |||
| Κκ | κάππα | /k/ | |||
| Λλ | λάμβδα | /l/ | |||
| Μμ | μῦ | /m/ | |||
| Νν | νῦ | /n/ | |||
| Ξξ | ξεῖ | /ks/ | |||
| Οο | οὖ | /o/ | |||
| Ππ | πεῖ | /p/ | |||
| Ρρ | ῥῶ | /rh/, /r/ | |||
| Σσς | σίγμα | /s/ | |||
| Ττ | ταῦ | /t/ | |||
| Υυ | ὖ | /y/ | |||
| Φφ | φεῖ | /ph/ | [pʰ] | ||
| Χχ | χεῖ | /ch/ | [kʰ] | ||
| Ψψ | ψεῖ | /ps/ | |||
| Ωω | ὦ | /o/ |
Greek Phonology
ΤΑ ΦΩΝΗΕΝΤΑ
(The Vowels)
τὰ φωνήεντα
ΤΑ ΣϒΜΦΩΝΑ
(The Consonants)
Aspirated Stops: ⟨Φ⟩ /ph/ [pʰ] ⟨Θ⟩ /th/ [tʰ] ⟨Χ⟩ /ch/ [kʰ]
Tenuis Stops: ⟨π⟩ /p/ [p] ⟨τ⟩ /t/ [t] ⟨κ⟩ /c/ [k]
Voiced Stops: ⟨β⟩ /b/ [b] ⟨δ⟩ /d/ [d] ⟨γ⟩ /g/ [g]
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