In addition to the letters, there are some other marks that are a part of written Greek. These are called 'diacriticals', and some are more important than others. The most important diacritical marks are the breathings . You must learn these well in order to pronounce and recognize Greek words correctly.
Breathings occur only over the first letter of a word, and only if that letter is a vowel or a rho .
Read the descriptions below, then go on tothe practice exercises . You now know all you need to know about the Greek alphabet. Click on the arrow below to test-drive your new knowledge.