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Level 1: Lesson 2

The Coptic alphabet: Consonants

Consonants with fixed pronunciation

Zeta Ⲍ ⲍ

The letter Zeta: Ⲍ ⲍ
is pronounced same as English letter “z”
Examples (Zeta is marked with an underline):
Ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ
ⲍⲱⲏ
ⲁⲛⲍⲏⲃ
ⲍⲱⲟⲛ
Ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ

Kappa Ⲕ ⲕ

The letter Kappa: Ⲕ ⲕ
is pronounced same as English letter “k”
Examples (Kappa is marked with an underline):
ⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲟⲥ
ⲕⲁⲧⲁ
ⲕⲉⲙⲕⲉⲙ
ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ
ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ

Levla Ⲗ ⲗ

The letter Levla: Ⲗ ⲗ
is pronounced same as English letter “L”
Examples (Levla is marked with an underline):
ⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ
ⲗⲁⲟⲥ
Ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ
ⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ
ϩⲟⲗϫ

Mi   Ⲙ ⲙ

The letter Mi: Ⲙ ⲙ
is pronounced same as English letter “m”
Examples (Mi is marked with an underline):
Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ
ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ
ⲛⲉⲙ
ⲙⲉⲓ

Ni   Ⲛ ⲛ

The letter Ni: Ⲛ ⲛ
is pronounced same as English letter “n”
Examples (Ni is marked with an underline):
ⲛⲁⲓ
ⲛⲁⲛ
Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ
ⲛⲉⲙ
ⲛⲟⲩⲃ

Xi   Ⲝ ⲝ

The letter Xi: Ⲝ ⲝ
is pronounced same as English letter “x”
Examples (Xi is marked with an underline):
ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ
ⲥⲁⲣⲝ
ⲇⲟⲝⲁ
ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ
ⲉⲝⲟⲇⲟⲥ

Pi   Ⲡ ⲡ

The letter Pi: Ⲡ ⲡ
is pronounced same as English letter “p”
Examples (Pi is marked with an underline):
ⲡⲁⲡⲁ
Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ
ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ
ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ

Ro   Ⲣ ⲣ

The letter Ro: Ⲣ ⲣ
is pronounced same as English letter “R” (Beware people often get confused because the Coptic letter Ⲣ looks like English letter P but it is pronounced differently)
Examples (Ro is marked with an underline):
Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ
ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ
ⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲟⲥ
ⲣⲱⲙⲓ
ⲣⲁⲛ

Exercises

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Test

Lesson 2 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


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