The Coptic Alphabet has 32 letters. These are 24 letters of the Greek alphabet (plus ⲋ which is used as number 6). The last 7 letters are from the Demotic handwriting (ancient Egyptian script)
In this course we will group the letters according to their pronunciation. We will learn their alphabetical order in the last lesson in level 1.
The letter Alpha:
Ⲁ ⲁ is pronounced same as English letter a in the word “f
ather”
Examples (Alpha is marked with an underline):
The letter Ei:
Ⲉ ⲉ is pronounced same as English letter e in the word “gr
eat”
Examples (Ei is marked with an underline):
The letter Eta:
Ⲏ ⲏ is pronounced same as English letters ee in the word “t
een”
Examples (Eta is marked with an underline):
The letter Yota:
Ⲓ ⲓ is pronounced same as English letter i in the word “s
ing”
Examples (Yota is marked with an underline):
The letter Omicron:
Ⲟ ⲟ is pronounced same as English letter o in the word “
on”
Examples (Omicron is marked with an underline):
The letter Ypsilon:
Ⲩ ⲩ is pronounced same as English letters ee in the word “t
een”. It can also be coupled with another vowel to form one sound. We will explain this point in detail in another lesson.
Examples (Ypsilon is marked with an underline):
The letter Omega:
Ⲱ ⲱ is pronounced same as English letter o in the word “b
oat”
Examples (Omega is marked with an underline):
The Jinkim: ̀ is not actually a letter but a diacretic (small vowel that is written on top of other letters) and is pronounced as a small “e” sound before the letter it is on top of
Examples (The letters with jinkim are marked with an underline):
Lesson 1 test
In order to complete the test you need to answer All the questions. When you are done click the “finish” button in the final slide
