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I thought this might amuse some people. My major is Latin and Ancient Greek. This is how Plato and Socrates actually pronounced the letters (pronounce ae like the a in bath):
al-pah
bae-ta
gam-ma
del-tah
e psilon (originally two seperate words, e and psilon)
dzae-ta
aet-ta
tae-ta
ee-ota
kap-pa
lamb-da
mu" (like a u in French)
nu" (same u)
ksee
o micron (two seperate words- it means little o)
pee
hrow (pronounce the h)
sing-ma
tao
u" psilon (u from mu, two seperate words)
pee
kee
psee
o mega (two words- the big o)
Yes, phi and pi, kappa and chi, and theta and tau sounded alike. There was a difference in the pronunciation, but it's not one that native English speakers can readily distinguish.
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