ʻO kahi o nā mea maikaʻi loa e aʻo ai i ka'ōlelo Helene,ʻo ia keʻano o nā hua'ōlelo i kākauʻia. ʻAʻohe pane'elemu o "e". Inā he leka i loko o ka hua'ōlelo, haʻiʻia. Aʻo nā huapalapala e'ōlelo mauʻia ma keʻano likeʻole, koe naʻe kekahi mau luna loea.
ʻO ka huapalapala Helene he 24 mau leka, aʻo kekahi o lākou he mau leo e piliʻole i ka'ōlelo Pelekānia. No ka hoʻokumuʻana i nā kani iʻole i loko o ka huapalapala, ua huiʻia nā lekaʻelua.
ʻo kahi laʻana:
- hana 'ia ke kani paʻakikī me ka "nt".
- hanaʻia ka leo b ma ka hoʻokomoʻana i "m" a me "p"
- hanaʻia ka leo j me kahi hui pū o "t" a me "z",ʻaʻole i kūlikeʻole a hiki i kahi kokoke, a like nō keʻano no ka mele paʻakikī, i kākauʻia me "ts" - koe naʻe ma Crete kahi, i ka dialectural local, ua hāʻawi pinepineʻia ka leka i ke kani koʻikoʻi,
- ʻo ke kaniʻoʻoleʻa (e like me ka "gutter") i hanaʻia me "gk."
ʻO ka'ōlelo Heleneʻaʻole kahi mele a hoʻomeleʻaleʻaleʻa , aʻoiai e hiki ke'ōleloʻia pololei, ua kākauʻia lākou ma o ka huapalapala "s."
Hoʻomaopopo: ʻAʻole kēia he haʻawina'ōlelo laulā, he alakaʻi alakaʻi wale nō.
ʻO ka hua'ōlelo Helene
| Palapala 'Oke, lalo | Inoa | Nā'ōlelo i pili | Ke'ōlelo, keʻano like |
| A, α | alpha | AHL-fah | ah |
| Β, β | vita | ʻO VEE-tah | ka palapala v |
| Γ, γ | gamma | GHAH-mah | ka huapalapala i ka wa i hiki mai ai mamua, e, i; iʻole e like me ka pale pale |
| Δ, δ | kele | THEL-tah | ikaika loa e like me "ma laila" |
| Ε, ε | epsilon | EHP-nānā-lon | eh |
| さ, ζ | zita | ZEE-tah | ka huahelu z |
| Η, η | ʻo ia | EE-kah | e |
| Θ, θ | ʻo ka thita | KAO-tah | ʻoluʻolu ma "ma" a " |
| Ι, ι | iota | YO-tah | e |
| Κ, κ | kappa | KAH-pah | ka leka k |
| Λ, λ | lamtha | LAHM-thah | ka leka l |
| Μ, μ | mu | hana | ka huapalapala m |
| Ν, ν | nu | nee | ka huapalapala n |
| Ξ, ξ | xee | ksee | ka hua leta x |
| Ο, ο | omikron | OH-hana-kron | oh |
| Π, π | pi | pee | ka huapalapala p |
| Ρ, ρ | 'ō | roh, roe | he'ōwiliʻia |
| Σ, σ, ς | sigma | NO KA MA | ka huapalapala s |
| Τ, τ | tau | wahf | ka huapalapala t |
| Υ, υ | upsilon | EWP-nānā-lon | e |
| Φ, φ | phi | uku | ka huaʻi f |
| Χ, χ | akua | hee | he kukui māmā i loko o "challah" |
| Ψ, ψ | psi | psee | ps like in "chips" |
| Ω, ω | omega | oh-MEH-ghah | kahi ma waena o "awe" a "oh" |
Nā Diphthong maʻamau
| Kāpio, αυ | au | av av af |
| ΕΥ, ευ | ʻoiaʻiʻo | ʻike a iʻole |
| ΟΥ, ο | kou | o |
| ΑΙ, αι | ai | eh |