Mid ka mid ah waxyaabaha ugu wanaagsan ee ku saabsan barashada luuqada Giriigga waa ereyada waxaa lagu magacaabaa habka loo qoray. Ma jiraan aalado "e" aamusan. Haddii warqad uu ku jiro ereyga, waxaa lagu dhawaaqaa. Waraaqaha waxaa mar walba lagu tilmaamayaa sidan oo kale, marka laga reebo dhowr diphthongs.
Alifbe Giriiggu wuxuu leeyahay 24 xaraf, qaar ka mid ah waxay matalayaan dhawaaqyo aan ka mid ahayn luqadda Ingiriisiga. Si loo abuuro codad aan ku jirin alifbeetada, laba waraaqood ayaa la isku darayaa.
Tusaale ahaan:
- codka adag ee codka ah waxaa lagu sameeyaa "nt,"
- codka b waxaa la abuuraa iyadoo la isku daro "m" iyo "p,"
- dhawaaqa j ayaa lagu abuuray isku dhaf ah "t" iyo "z", kaas oo aan si fiican u ciyaarin, laakiin u soo dhowaadaa, isla sidaasna wuxuu u socdaa codka adag, kaas oo lagu qorayo "ts" - marka laga reebo Crete, ee lahjadda xaafadda, warqada k waxaa badanaa la siiyaa codka adag,
- dhawaaqa garka adag (sida "gutter") ayaa lagu sameeyaa "gk."
Luqada Giriigtu ma lahan dhawaaq dhawaaqa ama jilicsan, markaa si sax ah loogu dhawaaqi karo, waxay ku qoran yihiin warqadda "s".
Xusuusin: Tani maaha cashar toos ah, kaliya hagaha degdega ah.
Giriigga Giriigga
| Warqad Hore, hoose | Magaca | Turjubaan | Markaad hadlaysid, codadka sida |
| A, α | alpha | AHL-fah | ah |
| Β, β | vita | VEE-tah | warqadda v |
| Γ, γ | gamma | GHAH-mah | warqadda y marka ay timaado kahor e, u, i; haddii kale sida gambaleelka jilicsan |
| Δ, δ | thelta | THEL-tah | sida adag "sida" |
| Ε, ε | epsilon | EHP-arag-lon | eh |
| Ζ, ζ | zita | ZEE-tah | warqadda z |
| Η, η | ita | EE-tah | ee |
| Θ, θ | thita | THEE-tah | jilicsan sida "iyada oo loo marayo" |
| Ι, ι | iota | YO-tah | ee |
| Κ, κ | kappa | KAH-pah | warqadda k |
| Λ, λ | lamtha | LAHM-Thah | warqadda l |
| Μ, μ | mu | Mee | warqadda m |
| Ν, ν | nu | nee | warqadda n |
| Ξ, ξ | xee | ksee | warqadda x |
| Ο, ο | omikron | OH-mee-kron | oh |
| Π, π | pi | qandho | warqadda p |
| Ρ, ρ | ro | roh, roe | r |
| Σ, σ, ς | sigma | SEEGH-mah | warqadda s |
| Τ, τ | ayaa | tahf | warqadda t |
| Υ, υ | sare | EWP-arag-lon | ee |
| Φ, φ | phi | lacagta | warqadda f |
| Χ, χ | chi | hee | nacal iftiin leh sida "challah" |
| Ψ, ψ | psi | maqal | ps sida "chips" |
| Ω, ω | omega | oh-MEH-ghah | meel u dhaxaysa "cabsi" iyo "oh" |
Diphthongs Common
| ΑΥ, αυ | au | av ama af |
| ΕΥ, ευ | eu | guriga ama ef |
| ΟΥ, ου | ou | oo |
| ΑΙ, αι | ai | eh |