Where do you think our word alphabet comes

Where do you think our word “alphabet” comes from?

Tune of “Itsy bitsy spider” alpha beta gamma delta epsilon zeta theta iota (spider song) kappa lambda mu nu xi (and) omicron pi rho sigma tau (and) upsilon phi chi psi omega (and we’re done!)

alpha = a in “father” Α α

beta = b in “boy” Β β

gamma = g in “go” Γ γ

delta = d in “dog” Δ δ

epsilon = e in “met” Ε ε

zeta = z in “daze” Ζ ζ

eta = e in “obey” Η η

theta = th in “thing” Θ θ

iota = i in “intrigue” Ι ι

kappa = k in “king” Κ κ

lambda = l in “law” Λ λ

mu = m in “milk” Μ μ

xi = x in “axiom” Ξ ξ

omicron = o in “not” Ο ο

pi = p in “peach” Π π

rho = r in “rod” Ρ ρ

σ Sigma = s in “sing” Σ ς

tau = t in “tea” Τ τ

upsilon = “oops” umlaut Υ υ

phi = ph in “phone” Φ φ

chi = Scottish “loch” Χ χ

psi = ps in “lips” Ψ ψ

omega = o in “vote” Ω ω

gamma nasal γκ = ngk, like “ankle” γγ = ng, like “angle” γχ = ngkh, like “ankh” γξ = ngks, like “thanks”

ι diphthongs α + ι = αι “aisle” written ᾳ ε + ι = ει “eight” written ῃ ο + ι = οι “oil” written ῳ υ + ι = υι “suite”

ϊ Diaeresis Marks vowel letter not pronounced as part of diphthong

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