Learn the Greek Alphabet

Learning the Greek alphabet is the fist step you will have to take when starting to learn Greek from the beginning. I have a lot of people asking me how to learn Greek. I always tell them the first thing the need to know is the Greek alphabet. The word alphabet is a Greek word and is derived from the first two letters of the greek alphabet, alpha and beta.

To learn the Greek alphabet you will have to practice. There is not much more to it aside from practice. Have you heard the saying practice makes perfect? Well that saying perfectly applies to learning greek and especially to learning the Greek alphabet.

Lets take things one by one. Before we can talk about the Greek alphabet some more it is important to talk about the Greek language a bit. Greek is a phonetic language for the most part and as a result the letters are pronounced in a uniform way. This predictability is very helpful for the learner.

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European language family. The Greek language is spoken by approximately 20 million people, mainly in Greece and Cyprus but also in numerous other countries where there are emigrant communities.

In order to learn the Greek Alphabet you will need one thing; an audiovisual reference. So here it is the Greek alphabet.

In addition, I found this video about learning the Greek alphabet. I found these video very helpful for those who would like to learn the Greek alphabet.

This one has the correct pronunciation of the greek letters.

If you are looking for a more entertaining video that will help you learn the Greek Alphabet then you should check the following Greek alphabet song out. These girls dance the Greek alphabet. The following video is for entertainment purposes only.

Hope you found these Greek alphabet resources helpful. If you are serious about learning how to learn Greek then I would suggest you use the above resources as a starting point. There are many more things you will need to learn once you learn the Greek alphabet.