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Learning the alphabet is the way to begin learning New Testament Greek.

Work at your own pace, but I would suggest you set aside at least forty-five minutes per night.

Memorize the Greek small letters from the letter table just like you learned your abc's.

Be able to say them and write them.




Learn to write the letters on a line. Part of the veta goes underneath the line. So does the gamma, the zeta,

eta, me, xi, rho, phi, chi, psi, and the sigma at the end of a word.

Also know how they sound. Use the Voice tabs.

Know how to transliterate them, even if it is in a crude sense:



GREEK ALPHABET

    I do not speak modern Greek at this time, but I am planning (Lord willing and I should live) to go through Scriptures in Saint Luke using a modern Greek style (my version). My emphasis is on reading and a grammar technique, not pronouncing Greek, so if you want to be an expert (or just even be better) on that part, please visit other sources. You can perfect your Greek speaking from your grammar or Internet.

    Using text and voice transliteration at the same time will help you grasp how to read and say the text. By the way, this inductive method is a great way to learn! You can begin understanding verses profoundly and quickly.





alpha:

Voice “a” sound as in father

veta:

Voice “v” sound as in vehement

gamma:

Voice or 2nd way “g” sound or “y” as in yellow, "ng" sound with two gamma's in a row

thelta:

Voice or velta, “th” sound as in them, or “d”

epsilon:

Voice “e” sound as in met

zeta:

Voice “z” sound as in zoo

eta:

Voice “i” sound as in fin

theta:

Voice “th” sound as in thin, or “t” in top

yota:

Voice “i” sound as in fin

kappa:

Voice “k” sound as in kappa

lambda:

Voice or lamtha, “l” sound as in love

me:

Voice “m” sound as in million

nu:

Voice or nee, “n” sound as in nice

xi:

Voice “ks” sound as in thanks

omicron:

Voice “o” between for or go

pi:

Voice “p” sound as in pot

rho:

Voice “r ” sound as in red

sigma:

Voice or sigima, “s” sound as in son, sigma-final is at the end of a word: part of it is written beneath the letter line

taf:

Voice “t” sound as in tell

upsilon:

Voice or “i” sound as in fin

phee:

Voice “f” sound as in follow

chi:

Voice “h” as in human or hee, “sh” , “k” and sometimes silent

psi:

Voice “ps” sound as in flips

omega:

Voice long “o” as in go: transliterated as o





Compare the Koine Greek style: a little different.