ALPHABET, PRONUNCIATION, PUNCTUATION

ALPHABET:

    A  a   alpha          H  h    eta             N  n   nu             T  t    tau
    B  b    beta            Q  q    theta         C  c    ksi            U  u    upsilon
    G  g    gamma       I  i    iota           O  o    omicron    F  f    phi
    D  d   delta           K  k   kappa         P  p    pi              X  x    khi
    E  e   epsilon        L  l    lambda      R  r    rho            Y  y    psi
    Z  z   zeta             M  m   mu              S s j sigma        W  w   omega
 

PRONUNCIATION:

Follow this link to the pronunciation guide and practice set prepared by Prof. D. Mastronarde (UC Berkeley).


ACCENTUATION (PITCH):

The "accents" on Greek words indicate rising and falling pitch, not stress.

Knowledge of accents/pitch marks is not necessary for reading, but will enhance your appreciation of Greek.

For further information follow this link to an accentuation tutorial.
 

PUNCTUATION:

    . (period)        same use as in English           ; (semicolon)    question mark
    , (comma)       same use as in English          : (high dot)      semicolon or colon
 

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