Greek Letter Pronunciations
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| Upper Case | Lower Case | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| \(\text{A}\) | \(\alpha\) | alpha – æl-fə |
| \(\text{B}\) | \(\beta\) | beta – bei-tə |
| \(\Gamma\) | \(\gamma\) | gamma – gæ-mə |
| \(\Delta\) | \(\delta\) | delta – del-tə |
| \(\text{E}\) | \(\varepsilon\) | epsilon – eps-ill-aan |
| \(\text{Z}\) | \(\zeta\) | zeta – zei-tə |
| \(\text{H}\) | \(\eta\) | eta – ei-tə |
| \(\Theta\) | \(\theta\) | theta – thei-tə |
| \(\text{I}\) | \(\iota\) | iota – I-oh-tə (‘I’ pronounced like ‘eye’) |
| \(\text{K}\) | \(\kappa\) | kappa – kæ-pə |
| \(\Lambda\) | \(\lambda\) | lambda – læm-də |
| \(\text{M}\) | \(\mu\) | mu – myoo |
| \(\text{N}\) | \(\nu\) | nu – nyoo |
| \(\Xi\) | \(\xi\) | xi – ksaai (as in sick sigh) |
| \(\text{O}\) | \(\text{o}\) | omicron – oh-mə-kraan |
| \(\Pi\) | \(\pi\) | pi – paai (the same as pie) |
| \(\text{P}\) | \(\rho\) | rho – roh (rhymes with go) |
| \(\Sigma\) | \(\sigma\) | sigma – sig-mə |
| \(\text{T}\) | \(\tau\) | tau – taa’u (rhyming with cow) |
| \(\text{Y}\) | \(\upsilon\) | upsilon – ‘ups’ as oops, ‘ilon’ as ill-on |
| \(\Phi\) | \(\phi\) | phi – faai (as in identify) |
| \(\text{X}\) | \(\chi\) | chi – kaai (as in kite) |
| \(\Psi\) | \(\psi\) | psi – saai (as in side) |
| \(\Omega\) | \(\omega\) | omega – oh-mey-gə |