Transcript Athenaze Introduction

Athenaze Introduction
Greek Alphabet
• There are 24 letters in the Greek
alphabet, which was borrowed from the
Phoenicians in the 8th century BC
• The Greek language is descended from
Indo-European and appeared in Greece
about 1900 BC
• There are several dialects; the easiest to
master first is Attic, the dialect of the
region around Athens
Greek Alphabet
• Greek has 7 vowels which are classified
as being LONG or SHORT – longer
vowels should take “longer” to
pronounce than shorter vowels
• To mark a long vowel, use a MACRON – a
line drawn above the vowel:
–ā
• To mark a short vowel use a BREVE – a
“scoop” drawn above the vowel:
–ă
Greek Alphabet-Vowels
Letter
Name
Pronunciation



Alpha
Ă (aha) ā (father)


Epsilon
Ĕ (get)






Eta
Ē (hair)



Iota
Ĭ (peep) ī (keen)



Omicron Ŏ (but)


Greek Alphabet-Consonants
Letter
Name
Pronunciation
B
b
bÁta
beta
b
G
g
g£mma
gamma
D
d
dšlta
delta
g (ng before g, k,
m, ks, or x)
d
Z
z
zÁta
zeta
sd (wisdom)
Q
q
qÁta
theta
t-h (top)
K
k
k£ppa
kappa
k
L
l
l£mbda
lambda
l
Greek Alphabet - Consonants
Letter
Name
Pronunciation
M
M
Mà
mu
m
N
N
Nà
nu
n
X
x
x‹
ksi
x (ks)
P
P
p‹
pi
p
R
R
∙î
rho
trilled r
S
s, j
s…gma
sigma
s (z before b, g, d)
T
t
taà
tau
t
Greek Alphabet-Consonants
Letter
Name
Pronunciation
F
f
f‹
phi
p-h (pot)
C
c
c‹
chi
kh (kit)
Y
y
y‹
psi
ps
Greek Alphabet - Diphthongs
•Diphthongs are combinations of vowels that
are pronounced as a single sound
Diphthong
Pronunciation
ai
ai (high)
au
au (how)
ei
eu
hu
oi
ou
ui
ei (they)
eu (feud)
eu (long e gliding into u)
oi (foil)
ou (fool)
ui (chewy)