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How to ask questions — τι · ti

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

Greek Pronunciation English
Τι ti What?
Ποιος piós Who?
Ποιο pió Which?
Πού poú Where?
Από πού apó poú From where?
Πότε póte When?
Γιατί giatí Why?
Πώς pós How?
Πόσο póso How much?
Πόσοι pósi How many?
Τίνος tínos Whose?
Τι ώρα ti óra What time?

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

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