English pronunciation of Greek letters

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This table gives the common English pronunciation of the Greek letters.

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], US ['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]
Ο ο Omicron [əʊ'maɪkrən], US ['omɪkrɑn]
Π π Pi [paɪ]
Ρ ρ Rho [rəʊ]
Σ σ
ς (final)
Sigma ['sɪgmə]
Τ τ Tau ['taʊ]
Υ υ Upsilon [jup'saɪlən], US ['jupsɪlon]
Φ φ Phi [faɪ]
Χ χ Chi [kaɪ]
Ψ ψ Psi [psaɪ], [saɪ]
Ω ω Omega ['əʊmɪgə], US [əʊ'meɪgə]

[edit] References