The charts below show how the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents the Ancient Greek (AG) and Modern Greek (MG) pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. The Ancient Greek pronunciation shown here is a reconstruction of the Attic dialect in the 5th century BC. For other Ancient Greek dialects, such as Doric, Aeolic, or Koine Greek, please use |generic=yes
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See Ancient Greek phonology and Modern Greek phonology for a more thorough look at their sounds.
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Consonants[1]
IPA | AG | MG | Example | English approximation |
c |
|
κ |
κιόλας[2] |
skew |
k |
κ, ξ |
κατά, ξένος[3][2] |
scar |
kʰ |
χ |
|
χάρτης[2] |
car |
x |
|
χ |
Scottish English loch, German Bach |
ç |
|
χέρι[2] |
hue |
j |
ι |
|
εἴη[4] |
toy yacht |
ʝ |
|
γ |
γη[2] |
similar to yes |
ɣ |
|
γάλα[2] |
Spanish amigo |
ɡ |
γ |
|
again |
|
γκ γγ |
εγκώμιο[2][5] |
ɟ |
|
άγγελος[2][5] |
argue |
p |
π, ψ |
πέτρα, ψυχή[3] |
spy |
pʰ |
φ |
|
φως |
paint |
f |
|
φ |
four |
v |
|
β, υ[6] |
βέλος |
vet |
b |
β |
|
about |
|
μπ |
μπαμπάς[5] |
w |
υ |
|
παύω[4] |
well |
t |
τ |
τάφος |
stay |
tʰ |
θ |
|
θεός |
take |
θ |
|
θ |
thought |
ð |
|
δ |
δούλη |
the |
d |
δ |
|
today |
|
ντ |
εντάξει[5] |
h |
῾◌ |
|
ἥρως[7] |
hat |
l |
λ |
λόγος |
look |
ʎ |
|
λ |
ελιά |
million |
m |
μ |
μοίρα |
mole |
n |
ν |
ναι |
no |
ɲ |
|
ν |
νιότη |
onion |
ŋ |
γ |
άγχος |
sing |
r |
ρ |
ώρα |
similar to American English autumn or Scottish rule[8] |
r̥ |
ῥ |
|
ῥίζα |
similar to train |
s |
σ, ς ξ, ψ |
σοφός, ψυχή, ξένος[3] |
between sip and ship (retracted) |
z |
ζ, σ |
κόσμος, ζωή[3] |
between zone and genre (retracted) |
t͡s |
|
τσ |
τσάι |
between cats and catch (retracted) |
d͡z |
ζ |
τζ |
τζάκι |
between buds and budge (retracted) |
|
Vowels
Monophthongs |
IPA | AG | MG | Example | English approximation |
a |
ᾰ |
α |
άρτος |
Australian English father |
aː |
ᾱ |
|
χώρᾱ |
father |
ɛː |
η |
|
ψυχή[9] |
bed |
e |
ε[10] |
θεός |
bet |
eː |
ει |
|
εἰμί[9][11] |
similar to bay but without the glide |
i |
ῐ |
ι[9] |
ίδιος |
like neat |
iː |
ῑ |
|
πίνω[9] |
like need |
ɔː |
ω |
|
ἐγώ[10] |
talk (Irish or South African English) |
o |
|
ω |
similar to chore (American English) |
ο[10] |
οδός |
uː |
ου |
|
μου |
similar to mood |
u |
|
ου |
pool |
y |
ῠ |
|
φύσις[9] |
similar to few, French tu |
yː |
ῡ |
|
ψυχή[9] |
similar to fume, French juge |
Diphthongs[4] |
IPA | AG | MG | Example | English approximation |
ai̯ |
αι |
|
αἴτιος, πάλαι, ψῡχαί[10] |
tie |
|
αϊ[12] |
γαϊδούρι |
au̯ |
αυ |
|
αὐτός[6] |
how |
|
αου |
Νικολάου |
ei̯ |
ει |
|
εἴη[9] |
hey |
|
έι[13] |
|
eu̯ |
ευ |
|
εὖ[6] |
Italian and Spanish neutro |
|
εου |
Θέουτα |
oi̯ |
οι |
|
οἶδα, λόγοι[9] |
toy |
|
όι[14] |
κορόιδο |
yi̯ |
υι |
|
υἱός[9] |
Yeast |
aːi̯ |
ᾳ |
|
ᾄδω, χώρᾳ[15] |
No English equivalent |
ɛːi̯ |
ῃ |
|
ᾖς, ψυχῇ[9][15] |
No English equivalent |
ɔːi̯ |
ῳ |
|
ᾠδή, λόγῳ[15] |
No English equivalent |
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