Greek is mostly familiar
About half of Greek's letters look and sound like their English cousins: , , , , , , . Start with those.
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Recognise, say, type and write the first twelve Greek letters.
About half of Greek's letters look and sound like their English cousins: , , , , , , . Start with those.
is a long 'e' sound, not an 'n'. is a 'g', not a 'y'. sounds like 'dz'.
is a single letter for the 'th' in 'thin'. In transliteration it becomes two Latin letters: th.
Trace each letter in the order shown. Most lowercase letters are made in one stroke without lifting the pen.
(and) uses only letters from this lesson. It is the second most common word in the New Testament.
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This lesson has no verse to work through yet: the letters come first. Sound out the practice words in step 6.
Pass the lesson with 80% or more across the scored drills. Read-aloud practice and optional reading never hold you back.
Pick a drill to start. Each one keeps its own score.
A letter appears. Pick its name, or the letter that matches a name.
No answers yet. Pass with 18 of the last 20.
Match letters and letter pairs to their Erasmian sounds, both ways.
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Spell each word in Latin letters, or turn the Latin spelling back into Greek.
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Spell this word in Latin letters.
δε
Type each word with the Greek keys. Choose what counts: letters only, then breathings, then accents.
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Type this word in Greek.
δε
Trace each lowercase letter with your finger or mouse, in the stroke order shown.
No letters traced yet.
Trace alpha, starting at the numbered dot.
α
| Letter | Capital | Name | Sound | Latin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| α | Α | alpha | a as in father | a |
| β | Β | beta | b as in bat | b |
| γ | Γ | gamma | g as in go (ng before γ κ ξ χ) | g |
| δ | Δ | delta | d as in dog | d |
| ε | Ε | epsilon | e as in met | e |
| ζ | Ζ | zeta | dz as in adze | z |
| η | Η | eta | a as in late | ē |
| θ | Θ | theta | th as in thin | th |
| ι | Ι | iota | i as in machine / it | i |
| κ | Κ | kappa | k as in kite | k |
| λ | Λ | lambda | l as in law | l |
| μ | Μ | mu | m as in man | m |
Built only from letters you know, shown without accents and listed by how often they appear in the New Testament.
No review cards from this lesson.
Sources for this lesson: SBLGNT text CC BY 4.0; MACULA Greek CC BY 4.0 (tokens, parses, english glosses); Berean Interlinear glosses public domain (context_gloss); Dodson lexicon CC0 (vocab gloss).