Greek has 24 letters. Many look familiar, because our own alphabet grew from a Greek one (it reached the Romans by way of the Etruscans), and mathematics and science still use Greek letters. A few are traps: ρ is an r, η is a long e, ν is an n, and χ is not an x.
The 24 letters τὰ γράμματα
Tap a letter to see its name and hear how it sounded. marks the seven vowels: α ε η ι ο υ ω.
Before you learn a single word, you can already learn to read aloud. Greek spelling is regular: each letter keeps its sound, so once you know the letters you can say any word you see. Tap the letters above as often as you like; The alphabet page in the Academy also shows how to write each one.
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Read it aloud slowly. This edition prints the first two words in capitals. λόγος is the word you met above.
Greek shown exactly as the source file gives it. Click any word to look it up.
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The opening line of the Iliad, probably composed in the 8th or 7th century BC. Say it aloud: you have just read Homer. The small marks above the letters come in the next lesson.
Greek shown exactly as the source file gives it. Click any word to look it up.
- λόγος …
- ψυχή …
- θεός …
- κόσμος …
- ἄνθρωπος …