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| Greek | Symbol | English equivalent | Pronunciation | | alpha |  | a | a as in smart | | beta |  | b | v as in very | | gamma |  | g | between y as in yes and g as in go, but with no hard 'g' sound - more of a soft 'h' followed by the 'y' sound in yes | | delta |  | d | th as in the | | epsilon |  | e | e as in very | | zeta |  | z | z as in zoo | | eta |  | ee
| ee as in bee | | theta |  | th | th as in think | | iota |  | i | ee as in bee or i as in bitter or sit | | kappa |  | k | k as in look | | lamda |  | l | l as in log | | mu |  | m | m as in man | | nu |  | n | n as in not | | xi |  | x | x as in box | | omicron |  | o | o as in box | | pi |  | p | p as in top, but softer and close to 'b' | | rho |  | r, rh | a rolled r | | sigma |  | s | s as in sap with a hint of sh as in sugar | | tau |  | t | t as in lot, but softer and close to 'd' | | upsilon |  | u | same as eta - ee as in bee | | phi |  | ph | ph as in photo | | chi |  | kh | ch as in the scottish 'loch' but softer - not a hard sound | | psi |  | ps | ps as in upside | | omega |  | M | like omicron - o as in box - or longer 'o' sound like the vowel sound in oar |
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