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Thanks. Greek is growing on me.

I think these pronunciations are in ancient greek, not modern. Look it up, ß makes V sound ;-;

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Don't try to teach something you don't know...

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I get that your native language is English, but for the love of God, can you just not look at all phenomena in this world through that prism? The anglocentrism in this video is insufferable and makes the whole video factually inaccurate. And this is the 8th video in a row...JfC...

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This guy is pronouncing the letters in a totally INCORRECT way. He is just an American who pronounces Greek letters in his own American way. If you compare his pronunciation with other similar videos, you’ll see the difference!

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I remember psi cause it sounds similar in the beginning I remember Poseidon or psi psea he was the god of the ocean ocean and sea are similar and the letter looks like a trident and he has a trident

I remember psi cause it sounds similar in the beginning I remember Poseidon or psi psea he was the god of the ocean ocean and sea are similar and the letter looks like a trident and he has a trident

Veetah not batah

Waste of time. Pronunciation was a phonetic corruption sorry to say. There is no Batah it is vestal.

Oh my lord. This pronunciation is horrible!!

Icl I know nothing of Greek but certain phrases that are used in modern day. (Like maths). Idk why I’m here but I found out I am backwards. I can understand the uppercase letters easier than the lower case letter. (I am British) although it will take a while to sink in I really don’t think this will be hard. Hey maybe you’re just an amazing teacher but I’ve just tested myself slightly n yes it’s fresh knowledge but I’ve retained nearly 1/4 already. I say I’ll learn a new language look at it n think. Mehhh nah I’m good but u may have inspired me to learn something new. So 1 I take my hat off to you sir. And 2. I’ll check back at some point and update this comment when I’ve learnt more 😂

Thank you the song is nice but this is better for me

You couldn't possibly be more wrong.

Its "Mi" not "Mu"...?

does anyone know how to write TOAFE in greek letters and the lower case toafe in greek letters please

you got everything wrong mate

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Thank you, very helpful. Some of the true Greek pronunciations are very hard for beginners so I really liked your style of teaching. We can all tweak our pronunciation down the line and anyway, everyone has an accent, we're not training to be Greek Spies and pass as Natives! 😂❤

How would you say nephi?

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What Erasmus did with the Greek alphabet was not one of his best works. It is obvious that he tried to read the Greek letters based on Latin pronunciation. Probably it was more convenient that way because a) during his life the Greek language was considered dead, the fall of Constantinople happened few years before his birth b) we are talking about the 16th century, and that says a lot by itself, eg not many information available, c) he spoke Latin which was and is a very old language, based on the same system as the Greek, the alphabet and d) probably because he had a tight deadline and didn't have the time to learn and compare the grammar of the ancient Greek and the modern Greek, or at least the Greek of his time and then make a field research about the pronunciation with native speakers and connect the dots, whatever. Before continuing, I must say that Erasmus work was and is very important and he should not be judged by one bad day at work. Now, my advice to all of you who really want to read Greek, ancient or modern, as a native speaker is the following: first learn the grammar of modern Greek (I am not sure if you want to mess with that beast but it's your call). This is the only way to understand why for example the Greek language has 5 ways to depict the sound "i", there are grammar rules that dictate why the sound of "i" can take the form of the letters η, ι, υ of the alphabet and ει, οι as two letters that are making one sound. Or where to add o or ω, when you have the sound o (which btw sounds like the o in the word "pocket"). One important thing that you have to keep in mind when studying modern Greek grammar is that the same rules apply also in ancient Greek. That said, they have the same foundations and hence it is not wise to treat them as two different languages. However, keep in mind that the ancient Greeks had some additional rules, for example they had also binary, on top of single and plural nouns, referring to two items. In addition, with regards to the consonants and as example B, β (vita) is not similar to English b. Let me give you an easy example, the famous mountain Olympus is written as Όλυμπος in Greek, here you can also make the comparison of y and υ yourself, but in Greek the word sounds like "olibos", not with a separated m+p but a heavy Latin b. So, why didn't they use the letter Β, β one might ask, and the answer is because Β, β doesn't sound like that, on the other hand the combination of letters Μ, μ and Π, π is what makes the sound of the latin B in Greek, and that is consistent across all the Greek words. Just for the record, Olympus is a combination of two words ΟΛΟΣ + ΛΑΜΠΩ in English that sounds like olos+labo, the meaning is whole (ολος, ολόκληρος) and shine (λαμπω) and it was used as name for high / bold mountains that reflected sun light, the name was used for mountains in Attica, Cyprus, Lesvos island (not Lesbos) and of course Macedonia. Λαμπω has an ω in the end because all verbs in first person, present simple and active voice end with ω, and that is a basic rule of spelling that Greeks learn in their first year at school, the same rule applies in ancient Greek. So, why all this debate, why people believe even today that ancient Greek sound like something different. Simply because it did. Oops, what happened here? There are two major misunderstandings that confuse many people. First of all, different dialects or modes, like ionian, Dorian, aeolian, Lydia, phrygian and so on (musicians should consider themselves lucky that they have only seven, the language has many more) were a real thing and you could find some weird stuff when comparing them. However, the most common (κοινή) was Ionian and the phonetics are used strictly from that branch. Please note that the ionian dialect is spoken over millenia in the Ionian Islands, like that of Corfu and I'm guessing that Erasmus never visited that, or any other, part of Greece for advice. The second thing that confuses a lot of people is the idea of prosody (προσωδια in Greek, again compare the second o in the word and let me know how ω sounds). Prosody was the color and the melody (μελωδία, oops that ω again sounds like a simple o, I think we have a pattern here) of the language. However, color and melody have nothing to do with pronunciation but with sound pitch. It's easy for someone to understand that it is different to say the vowel i at 1000Mhz vs 500Mhz. Yes, ancient Greek had that characteristic (Ionian: χαρακτηριστικό sounds haraktiristiko, dorian: χαρακτηριστικο sounds harakteristiko, isn't that amaizing) but it was lost and long gone from the common language. Still if you are looking for elements of prosody you may find them in local dialects in places like in Cyprus, Ionian islands (both Ionian) or if you speak with a pontic Greek (Dorian leftovers). All in all, I feel proud that people debate and are interested in understanding my language. I feel that you and I, are trying to get closer to the spirit that gave birth to positive and social science and forms of art like theatre, so some of the good stuff we enjoy today. And honestly I really don't care how you pronounce the Greek letters as long as you can read and understand what some ancient Greeks wrote back in the days. However, don't you ever expect to socialize with modern day Greek speakers using this pronunciation, and I am giving you very few chances to do that with ancient Greeks as well, assuming that you invent a time machine which is not the simplest thing to do but if you do it, kudos to you.

Ancient Greek pronunciation is correct. Not modern.

Not sure if you're still responding to comments on this or not, but I don't hear a difference between the pronunciation of Alpha ("a" in father) and Omicron ("o" in otter). Is there supposed to be a difference in pronunciation?

You really need to spend some time in Greece to learn the real pronunciation of the letters in the Greek alphabet. You can also enjoy the nice weather at the same time.

This was extremely helpful. ευχαριστώ!

Nice, thank u so much

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Xi looks like zeta

He slaughtered it, I am Greek, and this is an "forgive me but americans do slaughter other languages "American speaking it, I am American but my VERY Greek Yaiya taught me it, so I do know how to say it over some non-Greek professor that was taught by another non-Greek professor.

Thank you. This means lots to me

B BETA OR VETA😂😂😂😂

Thank you. An a calligrapher and am learning the Greek alphabet plus have a friend in Athens, Greece who is helping me with pronouncing the letters. They are easier to write for me as capital letters but know the lower case are the most used. Wish me luck!😊

As a Greek some of these letters were butchered

I can’t watch or listen to this. It’s completely botching the pronunciation. Ask a NATIVE Greek speaker for lessons like this. Jeez.

Please don't listen this barbaric pronunciation. All these Erasmian teachers ruin our language and neve would to learn. We know better our tradition and language. Ask a Greek person for help.

Omicron was not pronounced like the o in "otter" as pronounced by Americans. It's more like the standard British English pronunciation or like the Spanish pronunciation. I strongly suggest that you see the excellent polyMATHY series for the history of Greek sounds. The Erasmian pronunciation is a compromise. It ignores the fact that theta, phi and chi were not pronounced as in Modern Greek but as aspirated stops (like the initial letters in "top," "pot" and "car," respectively. Tau, pi and kappa were unaspirated, as in "stop," "spot" and "scar" respectively. As English speakers (and others) might have trouble with the distinction.

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Bro math destroyed greek

I stopped watching at Β/β. I am Greek, and trust me it's wrong.

Is this modern Greek? When writing words in Greek, if I am wrong can you make a video of it, do you write it in English but write the Greek characters that corresponds with the pronounciation?

If somebody wants to remain human, they'd best turn off their WIFI. Being "transhuman" is as far from God as someone can get. Nu World Order- turning everybody digital due to their god destroying frequencies. The anagram for "American" is IN CAMERA- nothing is private. What a sad world. I wish people would wake up.

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im only on my first lesson of greek and already know that this isn;t correct, a B is a V sound...veta not beta

I needed this LONG AGO! Better Late than never!!!