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Space — διάστημα · diástima

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

Greek Pronunciation English
διάστημα diástima space
σύμπαν sýmpan universe
γαλαξίας galaxías galaxy
αστέρι astéri star
πλανήτης planítis planet
φεγγάρι fengári moon
ήλιος ílios sun
Γη Gi Earth
ουρανός ouranós sky
τροχιά trochiá orbit
πύραυλος pýravlos rocket
αστροναύτης astronaftís astronaut
Pronunciation note: In αστροναύτης (astronaftís), the Greek αυ sounds like “af,” so the word is pronounced approximately astro-NAF-tis.

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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