Greek Letter Pronunciations

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    Greek Letter Pronunciations
    Upper Case Lower Case Pronunciation
    \(\text{A}\) \(\alpha\) alpha – æl-fə
    \(\text{B}\) \(\beta\) beta – bei-tə
    \(\Gamma\) \(\gamma\) gamma – gæ-mə
    \(\Delta\) \(\delta\) delta – del-tə
    \(\text{E}\) \(\varepsilon\) epsilon – eps-ill-aan
    \(\text{Z}\) \(\zeta\) zeta – zei-tə
    \(\text{H}\) \(\eta\) eta – ei-tə
    \(\Theta\) \(\theta\) theta – thei-tə
    \(\text{I}\) \(\iota\) iota – I-oh-tə (‘I’ pronounced like ‘eye’)
    \(\text{K}\) \(\kappa\) kappa – kæ-pə
    \(\Lambda\) \(\lambda\) lambda – læm-də
    \(\text{M}\) \(\mu\) mu – myoo
    \(\text{N}\) \(\nu\) nu – nyoo
    \(\Xi\) \(\xi\) xi – ksaai (as in sick sigh)
    \(\text{O}\) \(\text{o}\) omicron – oh-mə-kraan
    \(\Pi\) \(\pi\) pi – paai (the same as pie)
    \(\text{P}\) \(\rho\) rho – roh (rhymes with go)
    \(\Sigma\) \(\sigma\) sigma – sig-mə
    \(\text{T}\) \(\tau\) tau – taa’u (rhyming with cow)
    \(\text{Y}\) \(\upsilon\) upsilon – ‘ups’ as oops, ‘ilon’ as ill-on
    \(\Phi\) \(\phi\) phi – faai (as in identify)
    \(\text{X}\) \(\chi\) chi – kaai (as in kite)
    \(\Psi\) \(\psi\) psi – saai (as in side)
    \(\Omega\) \(\omega\) omega – oh-mey-gə