All 24 letters of the Greek alphabet with their names, sounds and a simple example word for each. The perfect first step before reading Greek.
Α α
alpha: sound /a/ (as in "father"); e.g. αγάπη (love)
Β β
beta (vita): sound /v/; e.g. βιβλίο (book)
Γ γ
gamma: sound /ɣ/ (a soft, throaty g; like "y" before e or i); e.g. γάτα (cat)
Δ δ
delta: sound /ð/ (like "th" in "this"); e.g. δέντρο (tree)
Ε ε
epsilon: sound /e/ (as in "bed"); e.g. εδώ (here)
Ζ ζ
zeta (zita): sound /z/; e.g. ζωή (life)
Η η
eta (ita): sound /i/ (as in "see"); e.g. ήλιος (sun)
Θ θ
theta (thita): sound /θ/ (like "th" in "think"); e.g. θάλασσα (sea)
Ι ι
iota (yiota): sound /i/ (as in "see"); e.g. ιδέα (idea)
Κ κ
kappa: sound /k/; e.g. καλός (good)
Λ λ
lambda (lamda): sound /l/; e.g. λέξη (word)
Μ μ
mu (mi): sound /m/; e.g. μαμά (mum)
Ν ν
nu (ni): sound /n/; e.g. ναι (yes)
Ξ ξ
xi (ksi): sound /ks/ (like "x" in "box"); e.g. ξένος (foreigner; stranger)
Ο ο
omicron: sound /o/ (as in "not"); e.g. ομάδα (team; group)
Π π
pi: sound /p/; e.g. πατέρας (father)
Ρ ρ
rho (ro): sound /r/ (lightly rolled); e.g. ρολόι (clock; watch)
Σ σ/ς
sigma: sound /s/; written ς at the end of a word; e.g. σπίτι (house; home)
Τ τ
tau (taf): sound /t/; e.g. τι (what)
Υ υ
upsilon (ipsilon): sound /i/ (as in "see"); e.g. ύπνος (sleep)
Φ φ
phi (fi): sound /f/; e.g. φίλος (friend)
Χ χ
chi (hi): sound /x/ (like "ch" in Scottish "loch"); e.g. χέρι (hand)
Ψ ψ
psi: sound /ps/ (as in "lapse"); e.g. ψάρι (fish)
Ω ω
omega: sound /o/ (same as omicron); e.g. ώρα (hour; time)