Counting Posted by dareios on Dec 26, 2011 in Vocabulary
Today we will learn how to count in Greek!
Greece, like many countries, is using the international numeric system, which is based on the Arabic numerals. The counting is in the same manner as in the other languages. The difference here is that the number compounds start from the number 13 and not from the number 20 as for example in English. The numbers from 13 to 19 do not have their own word but they are built with the base of 10. However, these numbers differ from the numbers after 20 because even though they are built in the same manner, they are written as a single word. After the number 20, like in English, every digit is a separate word.
Keep in mind that like in my alphabet’s post I will give you the correct sound and not the correct spelling.
| Cardinal numbers | Sound | Greek name |
| 1 | Ena | Ένα |
| 2 | Thieo (like in the)/Dieo | Δυο |
| 3 | Triea (Tree-a) | Τρία |
| 4 | Tesera | Τέσσερα |
| 5 | Pente/Pede | Πέντε |
| 6 | Exee (Ex-ee) | Έξι |
| 7 | Epta | Επτά |
| 8 | Okto | Οκτώ |
| 9 | Ennia | Εννία |
| 10 | Theka (the-ka) | Δέκα |
| 11 | Enteka/Edeka | Έντεκα |
| 12 | Tho-theka (like in though) | Δώδεκα |
| 13 | Thekatriea | Δεκατρία |
| 14 | Thekatesera | Δεκατέσσερα |
| 15 | Thekapente | Δεκαπέντε |
| 16 | Thekaexee | Δεκαέξι |
| 17 | Thekaepta | Δεκαεπτά |
| 19 | Thekaokto | Δεκαοκτώ |
| 18 | Thekaennnia | Δεκαεννία |
| 20 | Eekosee (Eeko-see) | Είκοσι |
| 21 | Eekosee ena | Είκοσι ένα |
| 30 | Trianta/Trianda | Τριάντα |
| 32 | Trianta thieo | Τριάντα δυο |
| 40 | Saranta/Saranda | Σαράντα |
| 45 | Saranta pente | Σαράντα πέντε |
| 50 | Peneenta/Peneenda | Πενήντα |
| 58 | Peneenta okto | Πενήντα οκτώ |
| 60 | Exinta/Exinda(like exit) | Εξήντα |
| 63 | Exinta triea | Eξήντα τρία |
| 70 | Ev-tho-me-nta(tho like though,me like me(I)) | Εβδομήντα |
| 71 | Evthomenta ena | Εβδομήντα ένα |
| 80 | Ogthonta/Ogthonda | Ογδόντα |
| 89 | Ogthonta ennia | Ογδόντα εννιά |
| 90 | Eneneenta/Eneneenda | Ενενήντα |
| 94 | Eneneenta tesera | Ενενήντα τέσσερα |
| 100 | Ekato | Εκατό |
| 124 | Ekaton eekosee tesera | Εκατόν είκοσι τέσσερα |
| 200 | Diakosia | Διακόσια |
| 217 | Diakosia Thekaepta | Διακόσια δεκαεπτά |
| 300 | Triakosia | Τριακόσια |
| 375 | Triakosia Evthomenta pente | Τριακόσια εβδομήντα πέντε |
| 400 | Tetrakosia | Τετρακόσια |
| 490 | Tetrakosia eneneenta | Τετρακρόσια ενενήντα |
| 500 | Pentakosia | Πεντακόσια |
| 562 | Pentakosia exinta thieo | Πεντακόσια εξήντα δυο |
| 600 | Exakosia | Εξακόσια |
| 700 | Eptakosia | Επτακόσια |
| 800 | Oktakosia | Οκτακόσια |
| 900 | Enniakosia | Εννίακοσια |
| 1000 | Heelia | Χίλια |
| 1135 | Heelia ekaton trianta pente | Χίλια εκατόν τριάντα πέντε |
| 100000 | Ena ekatomierieo | Ένα εκατομμύριο |
| 11135 | Ena ekatomierieo Heelia ekaton trianta pente | Ένα εκατομμύριο χίλια εκατόν τριάντα πέντε |
Like the cardinal numbers the ordinal numbers follow the same logic. I will give you up to 20th because then it is going to be a bit too much information and you may get confused.
| Ordinal numbers | Sound (male-female-natral) | Greek word |
| 1st | Protos-Protee-Proto | Πρώτος – Πρώτη – Πρώτο |
| 2nd | Defteros-Defteree-Deftero | Δευτέρος – Δεύτερη – Δεύτερο |
| 3rd | Trietos-Trietee-Trieto | Τρίτος – Τρίτη – Τρίτο |
| 4th | Tetartos-Tetartee-Tetarto | Τέτρτος – Τέταρτη – Τέταρτο |
| 5th | Pemptos-Pemptee-Pempto | Πέμπτος – Πέμπτη – Πέμπτο |
| 6th | Ektos-Ektee-Ekto | Έκτος – Έκτη – Έκτο |
| 7th | Evthomos-Evthome-Evthomo | Έβδομος – Έμδομη – Έβδομο |
| 8th | Ogthoos-Ogthoee-Ogthoo | Όγδοος – Όγδοη – Όγδοο |
| 9th | Enatos-Enatee-Enato | Ένατος – Ένατη – Ένατο |
| 10th | Thekatos-Thekatee-Thekato | Δέκατος – Δέκατη – Δέκατο |
| 11th | Entekatos-Entekatee-Entekato | Εντέκατος – Εντέκατη – Εντέκατο |
| 12th | Thothekatos-Thothekatee-Thodekato | Δωδέκατος – Δωδέκατη – Δωδέκατο |
| 13th | Thekatos trietos –Thekatee trietee –Thekato trieto | Δέκατος τρίτος – Δέκατη τρίτη -Δέκατο τρίτο |
| 14th | Thekatos tetartos– Thekatee tetartee– Thekato tetarto | Δέκατος τέταρτος – Δέκατη τέταρτη – Δέκατο τέταρτο |
| 15th | Thekatos pemptos– Thekatee pemptee– Thekato pempto | Δέκατος πέμπτος – Δέκατη πέμπτη – Δέκατο πέμπτο |
| 16th | Thekatos ektos – Thekatee ektee– Thekato ekto | Δέκατος έκτος – Δέκατη έκτη – Δέκατo έκτo |
| 17th | Thekatos evthomos– Thekatee evthomh– Thekato evthomo | Δέκατος έβδομος – Δέκατη έβδομη – Δέκατο έβδομο |
| 18th | Thekatos ogdoos– Thekatee ogdooee– Thekato ogdoo | Δέκατος όγδοος – Δέκατη όγδοη – Δέκατο όγδοο |
| 19th | Thekatos enatos– Thekatee enatee– Thekato enato | Δέκατος ένατος – Δέκατο ένατη – Δέκατο έννατο |
| 20th | Eekostos – Eekostee – Eekosth | Εικοστός – Εικοστή – Εικοστό |
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