← Back to list

athenasgreek.net · Everyday Greek

Masculine & feminine — δάσκαλος · dháskalos

Greek, pronunciation, and English. Same order as the vocabulary song. 12 words.

🎭 Greek vocabulary tip! 🇬🇷 Did you notice that ηθοποιός (ithopiós) means both male actor and female actor?

👨 Ο ηθοποιός = the male actor
👩 Η ηθοποιός = the female actor

The word stays exactly the same! The article ο or η tells us the gender. 😊✨

Greek Pronunciation English
δάσκαλος dháskalos male teacher
δασκάλα dhaskála female teacher
μαθητής mathitís male student
μαθήτρια mathítria female student
ηθοποιός ithopiós male actor
ηθοποιός ithopiós female actor
τραγουδιστής tragoudistís male singer
τραγουδίστρια tragoudístria female singer
χορευτής choreftís male dancer
χορεύτρια choreftria female dancer
σερβιτόρος servitóros male waiter
σερβιτόρα servitóra female waiter

Modern Greek alphabet

Pronunciation, transliteration, and letter names. From the athenasgreek.net alphabet page.

Letter Modern name Pronunciation Transliteration Sounds like Classical
Α α άλφα álfa a a as in father alpha
Β β βήτα víta v v as in very beta
Γ γ γάμμα gámma g gh, or y before e/i gamma
Δ δ δέλτα délta d th as in this delta
Ε ε έψιλον épsilon e e as in get epsilon
Ζ ζ ζήτα zíta z z as in zoo zeta
Η η ήτα íta i ee as in see eta
Θ θ θήτα thíta th th as in think theta
Ι ι ιώτα ióta i ee as in see iota
Κ κ κάππα káppa k k as in sky kappa
Λ λ λάμδα lámda l l as in lamp lambda
Μ μ μι mi m m as in man mu
Ν ν νι ni n n as in no · print looks like a v; handwriting looks like n nu
Ξ ξ ξι xi x ks as in box xi
Ο ο όμικρον ómikron o o as in hot omicron
Π π πι pi p p as in spot pi
Ρ ρ ρο ro r r, lightly rolled rho
Σ σ / ς σίγμα sígma s s as in sun · ς at the end of a word sigma
Τ τ ταυ taf t t as in stop tau
Υ υ ύψιλον ípsilon y ee as in see upsilon
Φ φ φι fi f f as in five phi
Χ χ χι chi ch ch as in loch chi
Ψ ψ ψι psi ps ps as in lapse psi
Ω ω ωμέγα oméga o o as in more omega

Transliteration

athenasgreek.net uses the Greek alphabet to show basic letter equivalents (for example, π = p). In vocabulary lists, transliteration is sometimes adjusted when letters combine (see Greek letter combinations below).

Letter names

Modern names are what you hear when Greeks recite the alphabet today—βήτα (víta), μι (mi), νι (ni). The classical name is the international list used in English, science, and classics: alpha, beta, mu, nu.

Greek letter combinations

athenasgreek.net