GREEK LETTERS

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Here is the entire Greek alphabet, for your information.
The highlighted information is fair game for the AP Calculus AB Greek Letter Quiz.
In class, Dr. Fisher will write these Greek letters on the board, so you can see how they are often handwritten.

References:
English Pronunciation of Greek Letters
International Phonetic Alphabet

Wherever possible, I have included sound files that agree with the given pronunciations.

THE GREEK ALPHABET

UPPERCASE LOWERCASE GREEK NAME ENGLISH EQUIVALENT PRONUNCIATION
Α α Alpha a AL-fa
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Β β Beta b BAY-ta
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Γ γ Gamma g GA-ma ("A" as in "bad" or "pat")
Δ δ Delta d DEL-ta
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Ε ε Epsilon e EP-si-lon (as in "extra")
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Ζ ζ Zeta z ZAY-ta
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Η η Eta h AY-ta (long "A", as in "bay")
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Θ θ Theta q THAY-ta
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Ι ι Iota i eye-OH-ta
Κ κ Kappa k KA-pa ("A" as in "bad" or "pat")
Λ λ Lambda l LAMB-da
Μ μ Mu m MEW (rhymes with "cue")
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Ν ν Nu n NEW
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Ξ ξ Xi c ZYE (long "I" sound)
Ο ο Omicron o AH-mi-cron ("AH" as in "pot")
Π π Pi p PIE
Ρ ρ Rho r ROW
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Σ σ Sigma s SIG-ma (hard "g",
but the "g" is barely there)
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Τ τ Tau t say "OW!" but put a "T" in front
Υ υ Upsilon u UP-si-lon
Φ φ Phi f FIGH (rhymes with "high")
Χ χ Chi x KIGH (rhymes with "high")
Ψ ψ Psi y SIGH (rhymes with "high")
Ω ω Omega w oh-MAY-ga
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