Greek Alphabet

Greek Name of Letter	Upper Case Symbol	Lower Case Symbol	English Equivalent	Pronunciation	Example
alpha	Α	α	A	a	Athina (Athens)
beta	Β	β	B	b	Bougatsa (a pastry)
gamma	Γ	γ	G	g	Gyro (a type of food)
delta	Δ	δ	D	d	Drama (a city)
epsilon	Ε	ε	E	e	Ellada (Greece)
zeta	Ζ	ζ	Z	z	Zografou (a suburb)
eta	Η	η	I	i	Ilioupoli (a city)
theta	Θ	θ	Th	th	Thessaloniki (a city)
iota	Ι	ι	I	i	Ithaki (an island)
kappa	Κ	κ	K	k	Kalamata (a city)
lambda	Λ	λ	L	l	Lamia (a city)
mu	Μ	μ	M	m	Mykonos (an island)
nu	Ν	ν	N	n	Nafplio (a city)
xi	Ξ	ξ	X	x	Xanthi (a city)
omicron	Ο	ο	O	o	Olympia (a site)
pi	Π	π	P	p	Patra (a city)
rho	Ρ	ρ	R, Rh	r	Rodos (an island)
sigma	Σ	σ	S	s	Santorini (an island)
tau	Τ	τ	T	t	Thasos (an island)
upsilon	Υ	υ	U	u	Volos (a city)
phi	Φ	φ	Ph	f	Folegandros (an island)
chi	Χ	χ	Kh	ch	Chios (an island)
psi	Ψ	ψ	Ps	ps	Psara (an island)
omega	Ω	ω	M	o	Oropos (a city)

Greek Consonants

Greek Name of Consonant	Upper Case Symbol	Lower Case Symbol	English Equivalent	Pronunciation	Example
beta	Β	β	B	b	Bougatsa (a pastry)
gamma	Γ	γ	G	g	Gyro (a type of food)
delta	Δ	δ	D	d	Drama (a city)
zeta	Ζ	ζ	Z	z	Zografou (a suburb)
theta	Θ	θ	Th	th	Thessaloniki (a city)
kappa	Κ	κ	K	k	Kalamata (a city)
lambda	Λ	λ	L	l	Lamia (a city)
mu	Μ	μ	M	m	Mykonos (an island)
nu	Ν	ν	N	n	Nafplio (a city)
xi	Ξ	ξ	X	x	Xanthi (a city)
pi	Π	π	P	p	Patra (a city)
rho	Ρ	ρ	R, Rh	r	Rodos (an island)
sigma	Σ	σ	S	s	Santorini (an island)
tau	Τ	τ	T	t	Thasos (an island)
phi	Φ	φ	Ph	f	Folegandros (an island)
chi	Χ	χ	Kh	ch	Chios (an island)
psi	Ψ	ψ	Ps	ps	Psara (an island)

Greek Name of Vowel	Upper Case Symbol	Lower Case Symbol	English Equivalent	Pronunciation	Example
alpha	Α	α	A	a	Athina (Athens)
epsilon	Ε	ε	E	e	Ellada (Greece)
eta	Η	η	I	i	Ilioupoli (a city)
iota	Ι	ι	I	i	Ithaki (an island)
omicron	Ο	ο	O	o	Olympia (a site)
upsilon	Υ	υ	U	u	Volos (a city)
omega	Ω	ω	M	o	Oropos (a city)