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Everyone probably knows some of the letters of the Greek alphabet. We see them in certain phrases, in math and science equations, in the names of fraternities and sororities, and in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). In fact, the word "alphabet" itself is made up of the names of the first two [Greek letters] https://howtotypesymbols.com/ (alpha + beta).

But would you like to learn the entire Greek alphabet? Depending on how quickly you learn and how much time you have to practice, this could take you anywhere from one week to one month.

  1. [1] Write both the capital letters and the small letters (the list below shows the capital letters first): [1]
    • Α α = Alpha (al-fah) [2]
    • Β β = Beta (bay-tah)
    • Γ γ = Gamma (ga-mah) [3]
    • Δ δ = Delta (del-tah)
    • Ε ε = Epsilon (ep-si-lon)
    • Ζ ζ = Zeta (zay-tah)
    • Η η = Eta (ay-tah)
    • Θ θ = Theta (thay-tah)
    • Ι ι = Iota (eye-o-tah)
    • Κ κ = Kappa (kap-pah) [4]
    • Λ λ = Lambda (lamb-dah)
    • Μ μ = Mu (mew)
    • Ν ν = Nu (new)
    • Ξ ξ = Xi (zie)
    • Ο ο = Omicron (om-e-cron)
    • Π π = Pi (pie)
    • Ρ ρ = Rho (row) [5]
    • Σ σ = Sigma (sig-mah)
    • Τ τ = Tau (taw)
    • Υ υ = Upsilon (up-si-lon)
    • Φ φ = Phi (fy)
    • Χ χ = Chi (chy)
    • Ψ ψ = Psi (sy)
    • Ω ω = Omega (o-meh-ga)
  2. [6]
    • Say them out loud, in order. [7]
    • Write them down (don't forget to write both capital and small letters).
    • Create flashcards with the letter on one side and the name of the letter on the other. Practice until you know them without thinking. [8]
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  3. Continue to say them, write them, use them for spelling. Don't forget to include the letters you learned previously!
  4. But to get them into your long-term memory, you will have practice at least once a day (e.g. saying them in order, then in reverse order; going through your flashcards) for about a week, and then maybe once a week after that.
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    Is the alphabet in order (from A-Z)?
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    Yes it is. Note that there are different letters, though. English has 26, but Greek has 24.
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    Does the Greek alphabet match ours?
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    No, it is very different than the Latin alphabet used by English speakers and Romance languages.
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    Is there a "v" in the Greek alphabet?
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    No, there isn't, but on the Greek keyboard 'v' key is 'ω' (omega) key.
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