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Greek letters

The Greek alphabet is an alphabet used in Greece. In ancient Greece, its letters were also used to represent numbers, called Greek numerals, in analogy with Roman numerals. In modern time, the letters of the Greek alphabet are often used to represent various objects in science and mathematics.

The letters are

Α, α (alpha) (arm)

Β, β (beta) (boy)

Γ, γ (gamma) (goat)

Δ, δ (delta) (dog)

Ε, ε (epsilon) - also <math>E,\varepsilon<math> (elf)

Ζ, ζ (zeta) (zoo)

Η, η (eta) (e in they)

Θ, θ (theta) (thin)

Ι, ι (iota) (i in machine)

Κ, κ (kappa) (kind)

Λ, λ (lambda) (lion)

Μ, μ (mu) (mouse)

Ν, ν (nu) (not)

Ξ, ξ (xi) (x in fox)

Ο, ο (omicron) (o in for)

Π, π (pi) - also <math>\Pi,\varpi<math> (pig)

Ρ, ρ (rho) (rhodium)

Σ, σ ς (sigma) (south)

Τ, τ (tau) (tiger)

Υ, υ (upsilon) (a sound not found in most dialects in English, like 2-dot U in German)

Φ, φ (phi) (fill)

Χ, χ (chi) (ch in loch)

Ψ, ψ (psi) (ps in laps)

Ω, ω (omega) (o in hold)