Alphabet and pronunciation guide

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Α α - "a" as in cat
Β β - "v" as in "lever"
Γ γ - "y" as in "yes"
Δ δ - "th" as in "the" (dh)
Ε ε - "e" as in "bet"
Ζ ζ - "z" as in "zebra"
Η η - "i" as in "broccoli"
Θ θ - "th" as in "thing"
Ι ι - "i" as in "broccoli"
Κ κ - "k" as in "kettle"
Λ λ - "l" as in "lot"
Μ μ - "m" as in "mother"
Ν ν - "n" as in "not"
Ξ ξ - "ks" as in "treks"
Ο ο - "o" as in "hot"
Π π - "p" as in "pen"
Ρ ρ - "r" as in "rope"
Σ σ - "s" as in "send" shown as "ς" when at the end of a word
Τ τ - "t" as in "top"
Υ υ - "i" as in "broccolli"
Φ φ - "f" as in "fish"
Χ χ - "ch" as in " loch"
Ψ ψ - "ps" as in "lapse"
Ω ω - "o" as in "hot"

ΤΖ τζ - "j" as in "jam"
ΓΚ γκ - "G" as in "garage"
ΜΠ μπ - "b" as in "bar"
ΝΤ ντ - "nd" or "d" as in "end" or "dog"
ΓΓ γγ - "ng" as in "bang"

ΑΙ αι - "ai" as in "air"
ΕΙ ει - "i" as in "broccoli"
ΟΙ οι - "i" as in "broccoli"
ΑΥ αυ - "af" or "av" as in "after" of "average"
ΕΥ ευ - "ef" or "ev" as in "left" or "ever"
ΟΥ ου - "oo" as in "food"