The word "Alphabet" comes from the two first letters: alfa and
beta. Because many of the Greek letters are different from the
Latin ones, this becomes something of a deterrent for those
trying to learn the language, and just the expression "It's all
Greek to me" tells a lot about the attitude many people have
towards Greek.
And yes, it IS a difficult language but it's not THAT difficult
that you can't learn it. You can learn to make conversation with
a little effort, and if you are able to read the letters, you'll
find that a lot of the Greek words are actually words we use in
our own languages.
"a" as in "ha, ha"
"v"
very different - something like y in "yellow"
"th" as in "the"
"e" as in "hen"
"z" like the bumble bee
"ee" as in "eat"
"th" as in "think"
"EE" as in "eat"
"k"
.'l"
"m"
"n"
"ks"
"o" like in "owner"
"p"
"r"
"s"
"t"
"EE" as in "eat"
"f"
"ch" as in an angry cat
"psi"
"o" as in "owner"
The next step is for you to try to read a few Greek words.
Click on "Greek
Common words" to continue.
