We have learned very little Greek, but can now handle "please" and "thank-you", "yes", and "good morning / afternoon / night". At the restaurant last night Ave entertained us by writing our names in Greek.
So I learned that "BRIAN" is spelled ΜΠΡΑΙΑΝ in greek. You might think that there is a "B" in greek - the letter beta - but beta is pronounced more like our "v".
So to write Brian:
So I learned that "BRIAN" is spelled ΜΠΡΑΙΑΝ in greek. You might think that there is a "B" in greek - the letter beta - but beta is pronounced more like our "v".
So to write Brian:
- ΜΠ which is Mi followed by Pi, sounds like "B".
- Ρ is greek "rho", sounds like "R".
- ΑΙ is alpha followed by iota, sounds like "eye". Iota by itself would sound like "ee".
- A is "A".
- N is "N".
The same in lower case would looks rather more cryptic: "Μπραιαν". The upper case letters tend to look more familiar, for example "Ν" in lower case is "ν".
It all look incomprehensible at first, but gradually words such as place names start becoming readable.
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| That second word is "Dimitsanas". Obviously! |
