Chimwe chezvinhu zvakanakisisa pamusoro pekudzidza mutauro wechiGiriki ndechokuti mazwi anotaurwa nenzira iyo yakanyorwa. Iko hakuna runyararo "e" mavara. Kana tsamba iri mushoko, inodudzwa. Uye tsamba dzinogara dzichitsanangurwa nenzira imwe chete, kunze kwemashoma madhthong.
Izwi rechiGiriki rine mavara makumi maviri nemana, mamwe acho anomiririra mhere dzisiri chikamu cheChirungu. Kugadzira manzwi asingabatanidzwi mune zvinyorwa zvinyorwa, tsamba mbiri dzakabatanidzwa.
Semuyenzaniso:
- iyo d d d inzwi inoshandiswa uchishandisa "nt,"
- b inzwi inoshandiswa nekuisa pamwe "m" uye "p,"
- j inzwi yakasikwa nechisanganiso che "t" uye "z," iyo haisati yakabatana asi inoswedera pedyo, uye imwe chete inoenda kune dambudziko rakanyanya ch , rinoshandiswa richishandisa "ts" - kunze kweKrete apo, mumutauro wemunharaunda, tsamba k inowanzopiwa yakaoma ch sound,
- iyo yakaoma g inzwi (sezvinonzi "mumvura") inoitwa ne "gk."
Rurimi rwechiGiriki haruna sh kana soft r sound, uye kana ichinyorwa zvakanaka, yakanyorwa uchishandisa tsamba "s."
Cherechedza: Ichi hachisi chimiro chemutauro chaiwo, mutungamiri wekutsvaga mutsva.
The Greek Alphabet
| Tsamba Kumusoro, pasi | Zita | Yakadanwa | Paaitaura, rinonzwika se |
| A, α | alpha | AHL-fah | ah |
| Β, β | vita | VEE-tah | tsamba v |
| Γ, γ | gamma | GHAH-mah | iyo tsamba iyo inosvika pamberi pei, iwe, ini; zvisingaiti sechinhu chisina kunaka gh |
| Δ, δ | thelta | THEL-tah | zvakaoma s se "ikoko" |
| Ε, ε | Epsilon | EHP-kuona-lon | Eh |
| Ζ, ζ | zita | ZEE-tah | iyo tsamba z |
| Η, η | ita | EE-tah | ee |
| Θ, θ | thita | THEE-tah | zvinyoro-se sezvinonzi "kuburikidza" |
| Ι, ι | iota | YO-tah | ee |
| Κ, κ | kappa | KAH-pah | tsamba k |
| Λ, λ | lamtha | LAHM-thah | tsamba l |
| Μ, μ | mu | mee | tsamba m |
| Ν, ν | nu | nee | tsamba n |
| Ξ, ξ | xee | ksee | tsamba x |
| Ο, ο | omikron | OH-mee-kron | oh |
| Π, π | pi | pee | tsamba p |
| Ρ, ρ | ro | roh, roe | a rolled r |
| Σ, σ, ς | sigma | SEEGH-mah | iyo tsamba s |
| Τ, τ | tau | tahf | tsamba t |
| Υ, υ | upsilon | EWP-ona-lon | ee |
| Φ, φ | phi | mari | tsamba f |
| Χ, χ | chi | hee | a light gargly ch as in "challah" |
| Ψ, ψ | psi | psia | ps sezvinonzi "chips" |
| Ω, ω | omega | oh-MEH-ghah | pane imwechete pakati pe "kutya" uye "oh" |
Common Diphthongs
| ΑΥ, α | au | av kana af |
| ΕΥ, ευ | eu | ev kana ef |
| ΟΥ, ου | ou | oo |
| ΑΙ, αι | ai | Eh |