English pronunciation of Greek letters
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This table gives the common English pronunciation of the Greek letters using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
| Greek | English name |
English pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Α α | Alpha | ['ælfə] |
| Β β | Beta | [ˈbiːtə], US [ˈbeɪtə] |
| Γ γ | Gamma | ['ɡæmə] |
| Δ δ | Delta | ['dɛltə] |
| Ε ε | Epsilon | [ɛp'saɪlən], ['ɛpsɪlɑn] |
| Ζ ζ | Zeta | ['zi:tə], US [ˈzeɪtə] |
| Η η | Eta | ['i:tə], US ['eɪtə] |
| Θ θ | Theta | ['θi:tə], US ['θeɪtə] |
| Ι ι | Iota | [aɪ'əʊtə] |
| Κ κ | Kappa | ['kæpə] |
| Λ λ | Lambda | ['læmdə] |
| Μ μ | Mu | [mju:] |
| Ν ν | Nu | [nju:], US [nu:] |
| Ξ ξ | Xi | [ksaɪ], US [zaɪ], (esp. science) [ksi] |
| Ο ο | Omicron | [əʊ'maɪkɹən], [əʊ'mɪkɹɒn], US ['omɪkɹɑn] |
| Π π | Pi | [paɪ] |
| Ρ ρ | Rho | [ɹəʊ] |
| Σ σ ς (final) |
Sigma | ['sɪgmə] |
| Τ τ | Tau | ['taʊ] |
| Υ υ | Upsilon | [jup'saɪlən], [ʌp'sɪlɒn], US ['jupsɪlon], ['ʊpsɪlon] |
| Φ φ | Phi | [faɪ], US (esp. science) [fi:] |
| Χ χ | Chi | [kaɪ] |
| Ψ ψ | Psi | [psaɪ], [saɪ] |
| Ω ω | Omega | ['əʊmɪgə], US [oʊ'meɪgə] |
[edit] References
- English pronunciation IPDF (41.4 KiB)
- English pronunciation IIPDF (49.3 KiB)
