Coptic for All

Level 1: Lesson 3

The Coptic alphabet: Consonants

Consonants with fixed pronunciation part 2

Phi  Ⲫ ⲫ

The letter Phi: Ⲫ ⲫ
is pronounced as “ ph / f ”
Examples (Phi is marked with an underline):
Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ
ⲁⲓ
ⲧ̀
ⲅⲣⲁ

Psi  Ⲯ ⲯ

The letter Psi: Ⲯ ⲯ
is pronounced as “ps”
Examples (Psi is marked with an underline):
ⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ
ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲗⲓⲛ
ⲩⲭⲏ
ⲁⲗⲧⲏⲥ
ⲓⲧ

Shai Ϣ ϣ

The letter Shai: Ϣ ϣ
is pronounced as “sh”
Examples(Shai is marked with an underline)
ϣϣϥ
ϣ
ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ
ϣϣⲛⲓ
ϣⲉⲙϣ

Fai   Ϥ ϥ

The letter Fai: Ϥ ϥ
is pronounced same as English letter F
Examples (Fai is marked with an underline):
ϣⲁϣϥ
ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ
ⲛⲓϥ
ϥⲓ̀
ϥⲭⲁ

Khai Ϧ ϧ

The letter Khai: Ϧ ϧ
is pronounced as “kh”
Examples (Khai is marked with an underline):
ϧⲉⲛ
ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ
ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ
ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ
ⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ

Hori Ϩ ϩ

The letter Hori: Ϩ ϩ
is pronounced same as English letter H
Examples(Hori is marked with an underline):
ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ
ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ
ϩⲱⲥ
ⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ
ϩ

Chima Ϭ ϭ

The letter Chima: Ϭ ϭ
is pronounced same as the English letters “ch” in the word “child”
Examples (Chima is marked with an underline):
Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ
ϯϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ
ϭⲓⲥⲓ
ⲧⲁⲗϭ
ϫⲁϭ

Tee Ϯ ϯ

The letter Tee: Ϯ ϯ
is pronounced same as the English syllable “tee” in T-shirt
Examples (Tee is marked with an underline):
Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ
ϯϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ
ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ
ⲛⲓϣϯ
ϯⲱⲟⲩ

Exercises

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Test

Lesson 3 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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