Home Index The frame above is a slide show. You can navigate through it using the forward and back double arrows at the lower left hand corner of the slide show frame. It functions like a table of contents to describe what is in the pages that you can access by the bars on the right. Alpha Beta Store E Alpha Beta Store E is a story line filled with mnemonic devices designed to enable the Greek alphabet learner to slide into the Greek Alphabet with the greatest of ease. The title and setting of the story are created from the first 2 letters of the Greek alphabet. The rest is centered around the interactions of the little old lady from Pasadena, Gamma Delta Espsilon and her granddaughter Zeta. The Americanized version of the Greek alphabet is intended as a springboard for learning other versions, and possibly the Hebrew alphabet, from which it came. Deja Vu Deja Vu is a term borrowed from the French and literally means "already seen." You'd probably be surprised at how many names of the Greek letters you already know, but just don't know that they come from the Greek alphabet. I've compiled a montage of video clips beginning with Eddy Murphy's Dr. DoLittle talking about the "Alpha" male, John Cusack's Rob Gordon talking about the Beta Band, and ending with Zenon's Sega "Omega." It's just an entertaining way to drive home the point that you probably already know the Greek alphabet, at least an Americanized version of it. Other Vids These are other videos done by other Greek alphabet learners and teachers. It's funny to see how some pronounce ksi (also spelled xi) as ksee while pronouncing the "i" in phi, chi, and psi as the English pronoun "I". Others pronounce the ksi where the "i" is pronounced like the English pronoun "I", and pronounce the "i" in phi, chi, and psi as "e" in the English pronoun "he". My version is based on what works in my mnemonic story. However you learn it, you can then compare and contrast it with the modern Greek alphabet, and the Hebrew alphabet from which it came. Letter Symbols Here you'll find the symbols that go with the names of the letters of the Greek alphabet. starting with the 10 symbols that are the same in Greek and English, then the 4 false friends that look like English letters, but are not the same; they look like one letter and sound like another. The last 10 letters are very different from their English counterparts, but are described in comparison to familiar objects. Greek to English Here you'll find the English letters as they evolved from the Greek. The Romans got the Latin alphabet from the Greeks via the Etruscans, and the English in turn got their alphabet from the Latin alphabet. Letter Origins Here you'll find the Greek alphabet compared and contrasted with the original Palaeo-Hebrew alphabet from which it came. Many histories site the Syro-Phoenician alphabet as the original, however, their have been discoveries in Arabia of Palaeo-Hebrew writing (ca. 1500 BC) that precede the earliest Syro-Phoenician writing (ca. 1000 BC). Since the Palaeo Hebrew and Syro-Phoenician alphabets are nearly identical, it would seem logical that the earlier Palaeo-Hebrew alphabet would be the original. Modern Greek Alphabet This is for those of you who came here under the false impression that this site was about the modern Greek alphabet. Here you will find the first half of the Americanized Greek alphabet I use in my story rhyme and song compared and contrasted with the modern Greek alphabet. There are also referrals to where you can find the modern Greek alphabet as spoken by native speakers of Greek. The Americans have made the Greek alphabet their own, just like the Greeks made the original alphabet different to suit their unique linguistic expression. If you think the Americans botched up the Greek alphabet, you should see what the Greeks did to the original Palaeo Hebrew alphabet. People are always correcting my pronunciation of the Greek letters. This should put all those criticisms to rest. My "Alph-iliates" These are some of the affiliates that I have signed up with free of charge and I get credit for everyone who signs up through my links, whether it be ad credits, or mula. If you like this site, and I hope you do; I hope you will take advantage of some of these offers. Greek Alphabet Jokes These are some of the Greek alphabet jokes I've accumulated from the internet. In order to find the answer to the jokes, I have linked them to the places where I found them in order to help those websites increase their traffic. I've done it without charge. If you have a web site, and you would like me to link to it from this site, just put a Greek alphabet joke on your site and email the joke and the url of your site where the joke with the answer is found and I will publish the joke here with a link to your site for the answer. As with the others, there will be no charge. My email address is englishteacherbob@att.net. I look forward to your email. Greek Alphabet Games Once you've learned the Greek alphabet, you can come here for some fun and games. Test your skills, and build your confidence. After all, you've earned the privilege. 
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