Character

Name of              Pronunciation of

Character              Character Name

Sound of Character (Erasmic)

Vowels:

 Long or Short

Capital

Small

A

a

a[lfa (alpha)                          ahl'-fuh

a in father, all

short, long

B

b

bh'ta (beta)                            bay'-tuh

b in boy

G

g

gavmma (gamma)                   gah'-muh

g in got

D

d

devlta (delta)                          del'-tuh

d in dog

E

e

e[yilon (epsilon)                 ep'-sih-lon

e in get

short

Z

z

zh'ta (zeta)                             zay'-tuh

dz in adz, z in zoo

H

h

h\ta (eta)                                 ay'-tuh

e in debut

long

Q

q

qh'ta (theta)                          thay'-tuh

th in thin

I

i

ijw'ta (iota)                               yo'-tuh

i in pin, pizza

short, long

K

k

kavppa (kappa)                     kah'-puh

k in kid

L

l

lavmbda (lambda)                lahm'-duh

l in lid

M

m

mu' (mu)                                      moo

m in me

N

n

nu' (nu)                                        new

n in no

X

x

xi' (xi)                                         ksee

x in wax

O

o

o[mikron (omicron)          ah'-mih-kron

o in short

short

P

p

pi' (pi)                                          pea

p in pin

R

r

rJw' (rho)                                       row

r in red

S

s,"

si'gma (sigma)                       sig'-muh

s in so

T

t

tau' (tau)               rhymes with "cow"

t in tin

U

u

u[yilon (upsilon)               oop'-sih-lon

u in lute

short, long

F

f

fi' (phi)                                         fee

f in fin

C

c

ci' (chi)                                        kee

ch in ache

Y

y

yi' (psi)                                       psee

ps in upset

W

w

wjmevga (omega)                oh-meh'-gah

o in note

long

Diphthongs

Pronunciation

Example of Use

ai

ai in aisle

divkaio"

ei

ei in veil

eijrhvnh

oi

oi in oil

oi\ko"

au

au in sauerkraut

aujtov"

eu

eu in feud; u in deuce

eujaggevlion, pisteuvw

ou

ou in soup

douvlo"

ui

like uee in queen

uiJov"

hu

"ay-oo"

proshuxavmhn

wu

"owe" + "oo": "owe-oo"

(very rare)