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THE  GREEK  ALPHABET

Αα         Ββ         Γγ         Δδ         Εε           Ζζ         Ηη         Θθ         Ιι          Κκ         Λλ         Μμ

αλφα      βητα      γαμα     δελτα     εψιλον     ζητα      ητα        θητα      γιωτα    καπα     λαμδα    μι

alfa         vita        gama    thelta      epsilon    zita       ita         thita       yiota     kapa    lamtha   mi

  a            b            g          d             e              z          e         th            i          k               l         m

(a)           (v)          (γ)        (δ)            (e)            (z)        (i)        (Θ)         (ι)        (κ)           (l)        (m)

Nν           Ξξ           Οο        Ππ         Ρρ          Σσς        Ττ          Υυ         Φφ        Χχ          Ψψ       Ωω

νι            ξι           ομικρον   πι           ρο          σιγμα      ταυ     υψιλον     φι       χι         ψι      ωμεγα

ni           xi           omikron   pi           ro           sigma     taf       ipsilon     fi          hi        psi    omega

 n          ks, x           o         p           r, rh            s          t          u, y      ph       kh, ch     ps         o

(n)         (ks)           (o)        (p)          (r)            (s, z)        (t)          (i)       (f)         (x)          (ps)      (o)

You will need to know the alphabet well before you look at the Greek films.

Sounds you should know:  μπ sounds like "B"

                                        β sounds like "B"

                                        ντ sounds like "D"

                                        γγ sounds like "NG"