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How many sounds are there in the Greek language?

The Greek language has 24 distinct sounds, represented by 24 letters in the Greek alphabet.

It's important to note that this refers to phonemes, which are the smallest units of sound that distinguish meaning in a language. Some letters in the Greek alphabet can represent multiple sounds depending on their position within a word or in combination with other letters.

However, there are no "silent" letters in Greek, meaning every letter represents a sound.

Here are the 24 sounds and their corresponding letters:

Vowels:

* Α α (a)

* Ε ε (e)

* Η η (i)

* Ι ι (i)

* Ο ο (o)

* Υ υ (y)

* Ω ω (o)

Consonants:

* Β β (v)

* Γ γ (g)

* Δ δ (d)

* Ζ ζ (z)

* Θ θ (th)

* Κ κ (k)

* Λ λ (l)

* Μ μ (m)

* Ν ν (n)

* Ξ ξ (ks)

* Π π (p)

* Ρ ρ (r)

* Σ σ (s)

* Τ τ (t)

* Φ φ (f)

* Χ χ (ch)

* Ψ ψ (ps)

Special Cases:

* *Γ γ* is sometimes pronounced as a *y* sound depending on its position in a word.

* *Χ χ* can also be pronounced as a *kh* sound.

This makes Greek a relatively simple language in terms of pronunciation, with a direct correspondence between letters and sounds.

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