The charts below show how the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Greek pronunciations in Wikipedia articles, separated into Ancient Greek (AG) and Modern Greek (MG). The Ancient Greek pronunciation presented here is a reconstruction of the Attic dialect in the 5th century BC. For alternative Ancient Greek dialects, such as Doric, Aeolic, or Koine Greek, please use |generic=yes. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
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See Ancient Greek phonology and Modern Greek phonology for a more thorough look at their sounds.
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Consonants[1]
| IPA | AG | MG | Example | English approximation |
| c |
|
κ |
κιόλας[2] |
skew |
| k |
κ |
κατά[3][2] |
scar |
| kʰ |
χ |
|
χάρτης[2] |
car |
| x |
|
χ |
Scottish English loch, German Bach |
| ç |
|
χέρι[2] |
hue |
| j |
ι |
|
εἴη[4] |
toy yacht |
| ʝ |
|
γ |
γη[2] |
similar to yes |
| ɣ |
|
γάλα[2] |
Spanish amigo |
| ɡ |
γ |
|
again |
|
γκ γγ |
εγκώμιο[2][5] |
| ɟ |
|
άγγελος[2][5] |
argue |
| p |
π |
πέτρα[3] |
spy |
| pʰ |
φ |
|
φως |
paint |
| f |
|
φ |
four |
| v |
|
β, υ[6] |
βέλος |
vet |
| b |
β |
|
about |
|
μπ |
μπαμπάς[5] |
| w |
υ |
|
παύω[4] |
well |
| t |
τ |
τάφος |
stay |
| tʰ |
θ |
|
θεός |
take |
| θ |
|
θ |
thought |
| ð |
|
δ |
δούλη |
the |
| d |
δ |
|
today |
|
ντ |
εντάξει[5] |
| h |
῾◌ |
|
ἥρως[7] |
hat |
| l |
λ |
λόγος |
look |
| ʎ |
|
λ |
ελιά |
million |
| m |
μ |
μοίρα |
mole |
| n |
ν |
ναι |
no |
| ɲ |
|
ν |
νιότη |
onion |
| ŋ |
γ |
άγχος |
sing |
| r |
ρ |
ώρα |
similar to American English autumn or Scottish rule[8] |
| r̥ |
ῥ |
|
ῥίζα |
similar to train |
| s |
σ, ς ξ, ψ |
σοφός, ψυχή, ξένος[3] |
between sip and ship (retracted) |
| z |
ζ, σ |
κόσμος, ζωή[3] |
between zone and genre (retracted) |
| Consonant clusters |
| ks |
ξ |
ξένος |
between dixon and diction (retracted) |
| ps |
ψ |
ψυχή |
between opson and option (retracted) |
| t͡s |
|
τσ |
τσάι |
between cats and catch (retracted) |
| d͡z |
ζ |
τζ |
τζάκι |
between buds and budge (retracted) |
|
Vowels
| Monophthongs |
| IPA | AG | MG | Example | English approximation |
| a |
ᾰ |
α |
άρτος |
Australian English father |
| aː |
ᾱ |
|
χώρᾱ |
father |
| ɛː |
η |
|
ψυχή[9] |
bed |
| e |
ε[10] |
θεός |
bet |
| eː |
ει |
|
εἰμί[9][11] |
similar to bay but without the glide |
| i |
ῐ |
ι[9] |
ίδιος |
like neat |
| iː |
ῑ |
|
πίνω[9] |
like need |
| ɔː |
ω |
|
ἐγώ[10] |
talk (Irish or South African English) |
| o |
|
ω |
chore |
| ο[10] |
οδός |
| uː |
ου |
|
μου |
pool (long) |
| u |
|
ου |
pool (short) |
| y |
ῠ |
|
φύσις[9] |
similar to French tu |
| yː |
ῡ |
|
ψυχή[9] |
similar to French juge |
| Diphthongs[4] |
| IPA | AG | MG | Example | English approximation |
| ai̯ |
αι |
|
αἴτιος, πάλαι, ψῡχαί[10] |
tie |
|
αϊ[12] |
γαϊδούρι |
| au̯ |
αυ |
|
αὐτός[6] |
how |
|
αου |
Νικολάου |
| ei̯ |
ει |
|
εἴη[9] |
hey |
|
έι[13] |
|
| eu̯ |
ευ |
|
εὖ[6] |
Italian and Spanish neutro |
|
εου |
Θέουτα |
| oi̯ |
οι |
|
οἶδα, λόγοι[9] |
toy |
|
όι[14] |
κορόιδο |
| yi̯ |
υι |
|
υἱός[9] |
No English equivalent |
| aːi̯ |
ᾳ |
|
ᾄδω, χώρᾳ[15] |
No English equivalent |
| ɛːi̯ |
ῃ |
|
ᾖς, ψυχῇ[9][15] |
No English equivalent |
| ɔːi̯ |
ῳ |
|
ᾠδή, λόγῳ[15] |
No English equivalent |
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