Learn the Greek Alphabet: 2. Make the Letters Twinkle!

[stijnator]

Eh, people who think this is modern Greek, this is the Greek from the Ancient Greece...

Or am I wrong?

[ashtonlizsotiro]

I thought Phi was pronounced like "eye" along with Xi Chi and Psi

[sv7fol]

Ρε ακατανόμασται και αχρείε ποιός σου είπε οτι στην ελλάδα λέμε το (μ) μι μου?και το (ν)νι νου?

[GiorgosFacts]

I am Greek and i have to say that you did very well, but greek alphabet sounds...greek...not english

[elbowwX3]

Lol you will find Greek's watching this just for a good laugh... otan lene μ και ν, hahaha

[xXdennisbouXx]

Too bad for you guys this is not even like ancient greek... not only modern....

[loamette]

It is very sad that many modern Greeks don't bother to learn the history of their (our) beautiful language. Read about it here biblicalgreek[dot]org/links/pr­onunciation.php brothers and sisters. For Mr @stchsingleton is using the ancient pronunciation that came before your own modern pronunciation. Please look into it and learn. :) And Mr. @stchsingleton, If I knew the modern pronunciation, could I easily understand the biblical Greek?

[AmetTriloaded]

Don't mind the bigots, but you anglicize the pronunciation a little.

Beta should be V-e-ta as in Vi-ctoria

Gamma should be w-a-mma.(as the w of water )(it ll still be off but that is the best i can remember of a similar sound in English)

Delta should be (the-lta as in the)

Zeta should be Z-e-ta with an E.

Theta should be th-e-ta with an e as it pronounce in the alphabet.

Tau is taf.

When ever u see g it is pronounced as in Gamma(e.g omega--> omewa/me as in metric).G in Greek is TZ as in jello.

[SpartanKing2782]

This is so gay i'm on the floor laughing LOL.. talk about butchering the Greek alphabet in the queerest way possible LOLLL

[piersremus]

You should be ashamed of your self!!!! This is worse than terrible! You clearly have no clue as to what you are on about and the fact that some ppl may be learning from this is horrific! Its ppl like you who give a bad name to things. If I were you I would delete this video and get some proper lessons before uploading anything more. Shame on you for disgracing such a beautiful language!

Αδε μην πω τιποτε αλλο τωρα.....

[SchnauzerGR]

wrong ... why someone who cant pronounce greek make a video about greek alphabet.....

[dirtyanimation1]

wrong

[vaevictus]

im 4 days away from beginning class in Erasmian Greek(im assuming its erasmian). this helps TONS. thanks for sharing

[terrorist691]

suck a big dick

[t0ouan]

Its Mi not Mu

Ni not Nu

and Ipsilon not Upsilon!!!!!

[simpleplanxtwilight]

Hahahahahhahaha!!!! Oopsilon! Mu nu xi is my fav. Mispronunciation on YouTube!!!

But still I bet this helps alot of ppl!

[inheart13]

Its wrong... At least learn first how they sound correct and then make video

[RegiBeast]

THAAAAAAANK U

[dikikerasi0]

the most of the letters sound wrong by him ;p im greek and it sound like chineze to me! tau/?? its taph..the video suckss

[darkrsq]

ALFAH - VITAH - GHAMMAH - THELTA - EPSILON - ZITAH - ITAH - THITAH - JODDAH (yiota) - KAPPAH - LAMBDAH - MI - NI - KSI - OMIKRON - PI - RHO - SIGMA - TAF - IPSILON - FI - HI - PSI - OMEGA [[Dont teach english greek...]]

[CthuluCthulian]

@darkrsq ρε φίλε έτσι που τα γραψες πάλι δεν βγαινει σωστα ο ήχος. Γράφοντας MI ο άλλος διαβάζει μάι, NI- νάη κτλ

[VaiosChar]

Μ Λ Κ

now add the greek alphas

[stavari]

@VaiosChar χαχαχαχα ωραίος.... XD

[zombehmonkeh]

0:25 bottom right

[JohnandAnnick1]

@athenaptr for some people it is bettor TWAT!!!!

[hancelgreat]

pleasa teach me hard 

[FreeeeS]

I think Erasmian is also used in scientific notation alot.

[stchsingleton]

@athenaptr Kindness helps in comments, please!

[Bebe7077]

I am Greek. It is not Mu and Nu. It is Mi and Ni like we say Medium and Need.

[stchsingleton]

@Bebe7077 The difference is, I am using Erasmian pronunciation, not modern. You are measuring my video by a ruler I wasn't using. If someone wants to learn modern Greek, they need to go elsewhere. I'm teaching a one-sound-for-one-spelling system in use for the past 400 years to teach people to read Greek, not to speak it.

[xXDominoXx]

I love different scripts and languages they are so interesting especially the Greek Alphabets which comes form Paleo-Hebrew.

[arvachrisss]

Adorable job!!!! To make things right the correct pronounciation of the letters:

Μ,μ--->not 'MU' the correct is like we say the word 'me' (myself)

N,n---> not 'nU' but like we say the word 'knee'

Τ,τ--->not 'tAU' but like we say the word ''tough''

[stchsingleton]

@arvachrisss I am well aware t6hat this is not modern pronunciation. Erasmian is used to help people learn to read Greek, and it has a respectable tradition of 400 years of use among classicists and biblical scholars. If you want to learn modern Greek, my videos are not for you!

[FOGADREAS]

@stchsingleton im a greek, i ask my grand grand mother who knows very well about it, cause she was a teacher, and she agrees also with @bebe7077 and @arvachriss. its and it was μ=me , ν= knee , τ=tough.

[stchsingleton]

@FOGADREAS No doubt your grandmother is correct about spoken Greek, at least modern (recent) Greek. Erasmian Greek is for non-Greeks to learn how to read Greek, not to order in a restaurant or converse on the streets of Athens or Thessaloniki. And it is for reading Koiné Greek, literature from the period from about 300 BCE (the time of Alexander) to about 300 CE, the time of the Byzantines.

[CthuluCthulian]

@FOGADREAS μπράβο ρε φίλε αυτά ακριβώς έγραψα και σε άλλα τέτοια βίντεο

[stavari]

@stchsingleton I'm greek and i also know ancient greek as well... the alphabet ( except some differences in the letters) is the same and the pronounciation is the same from 770-750 BC... if you call that modern what can i say....

[evelynacandy]

@arvachrisss Δικιο εχεις φιλε, τα εχουν κανει μανταρα με το αλφαβητο και εχω δει αυτη τη φωνητικη και σε αλλα βιντεο!

[FreaquedeMusique]

Sir Singleton,

The old Greeks didn't pronounce the Theta, like the English th, but almost just like the T with a soft breath behind it (a spiritus asper, but never mind that). That's my comment.

Gr. B. Barlag

[Kokinoris]

pu se vrikane re karagiozi ?????