Help:IPA/Greek

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Ancient Greek and Modern Greek pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

See Ancient Greek phonology and Modern Greek phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of these languages.

Consonants Greek alphabet IPA Examples English equivalent for Modern Greek Anc. Mod. β b v vet γ ɡ ɣ ʝ ŋ sing δ d ð then ζ dz z zero θ tʰ θ thing κ k k sky c δημοτική somewhat like key λ l l lie ʎ million μ m mine ν n n nine ɲ onion ξ ks tax π p spy ρ r r trilled r, as in Italian and Spanish ῥ r̥ σ s sea τ t step φ pʰ f fly χ kʰ x loch (Scottish) ç (often) human ψ ps tips γκ ŋɡ ɡ good ɟ somewhat like give μπ mp b book ντ nt d duck τσ ts cats τζ dz pads

Vowels Greek alphabet IPA Examples English equivalent for Modern Greek Anc. Mod. α a a tar, spa aː αι ai e between bet and bait ε e ει eː i seem η ɛː ι i iː υ y yː οι ɔi ο o o lord ω ɔː ου oː u boot αυ au av, af [a] then [v] / [f] ευ eu ev, ef [e] then [v] / [f] ηυ ɛːu iv, if [i] then [v] / [f] ηι ɛːi somewhat like play ωι ɔːi somewhat like coin Stress and tone IPA Examples Ancient Greek á Acute: High tone on short vowels. ǎá Rising to high tone on long vowels and diphthongs. à Grave: low tone. áâ Circumflex: High and falling tone on long vowels and diphthongs. Modern Greek ˈ προβλήματα [provˈlimata] Placed before the stressed syllable. Represented in monotonic orthography by tonos. Occurs on one of final three syllables, including any enclitics.