Greek letters equivilant to English

[Jen]

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[matthewg]

here are the ones I think to know,but please correct me if I am wrong:
alpha = a
beta = b
gamma = g
delta = like a soft th like in "the"
epsilon = e
sigma = soft s
mu = m
nu = n
upsilon = u or y
omega = long o
omicron = short o
chi = throaty "ch"
xi = x like in taxi
theta = th like in "path"
iota = one form of i but I think there are four more
phi = f
pi = p
kappa = k
lambda = l

I can't come up with more at the moment, sorry

Originally posted by brooklineu:
This is more Greek language related that greek organization related=)

Do Greek letters correspond with English ones? It seems obvious that letters like alpha (A), beta (B) and iota (|) etc are just like their english counterparts, but what letters in English do the "weirdly" written ones correspond to (like sigma, theta, lambda, upsilon etc). Is there a site that shows the equivilant?

My real name is Jen, which letter is J?

[This message has been edited by matthewg (edited August 04, 2001).]

[greeklawgirl]

To answer your question, Jen, there is no equivalent letter of "J" in the Greek alphabet. To get a similar "J" sound, you would start with a tau and then a sigma. For Jennifer, it would most likely be spelled: tau, sigma, epsilon, nu, iota, phi, epsilon, rho.

The four types of the "I" sound can be made by epsilon, eta, iota and sometimes upsilon.