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The lettersτὰ γράμματα

Before the first line: sounding out names you already know

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At the start. Before the first line, the letters: Greek has 24, and many of them look like ours.

You do not need to learn them all by heart now. Every step has the alphabet folded at the top, for when you forget one.

1 · The letters

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.

Learn to write each letter, and the vowel pairs →

3 · Now read them

Six names you already know. Sound each one out, then clicktap it to check.

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μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆοςοὐλομένην, ἣ μυρίʼ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγεʼ ἔθηκε

Greek size
— px
Line spacing
1.8

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