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Learning the Greek Numbers displayed below is vital to the language. Greek cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity.
In Greek numbers from 1 to 20 are unique and therefore need to be memorized individually. Numbers from 21 and upwards are formed by using the following pattern: for example 21 can be formed by using 20 + 1 while connecting them. 22 = εικοσιδύο. 45 can be formed by using 40 + 5 while connecting them: 45 = σαρανταπέντε.
Here are some examples:
English Numbers | Greek Numbers |
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numbers | arithmoi - αριθμοί |
one | ena - ένα |
two | dyo - δυο |
three | tria - τρία |
four | tessera - τέσσερα |
five | pente - πέντε |
six | eksi - έξι |
seven | epta - επτά |
eight | oktw - οκτώ |
nine | ennea - εννέα |
ten | deka - δέκα |
eleven | enteka - έντεκα |
twelve | dwdeka - δώδεκα |
thirteen | dekatria - δεκατρία |
fourteen | dekatessera - δεκατέσσερα |
fifteen | dekapente - δεκαπέντε |
sixteen | dekaeksi - δεκαέξι |
seventeen | dekaepta - δεκαεπτά |
eighteen | dekaoxtw - δεκαοχτώ |
nineteen | dekaennea - δεκαεννέα |
twenty | eikosi - είκοσι |
hundred | ekato - εκατό |
one thousand | xilia - χίλια |
million | ekatommyrio - εκατομμύριο |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Greek.
Greek Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Greek. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Greek vocabulary.
English Numbers | Greek Numbers |
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Ordinal Numbers | |
first | prwtos - πρώτος |
second | deyteros - δεύτερος |
third | tritos - τρίτος |
fourth | tetartos - τέταρτος |
fifth | pemptos - πέμπτος |
sixth | ektos - έκτος |
seventh | evdomos - έβδομος |
eighth | ogdoos - όγδοος |
ninth | enatos - ένατος |
tenth | dekatos - δέκατος |
eleventh | endekatos - ενδέκατος |
twelfth | dwdekatos - δωδέκατος |
thirteenth | dekatos tritos - δέκατος τρίτος |
fourteenth | dekatos tetartos - δέκατος τέταρτος |
fifteenth | dekatos pemptos - δέκατος πέμπτος |
sixteenth | dekatos ektos - δέκατος έκτος |
seventeenth | dekatos evdomos - δέκατος έβδομος |
eighteenth | dekatos ogdoos - δέκατος όγδοος |
nineteenth | dekatos enatos - δέκατος ένατος |
twentieth | eikostos - εικοστός |
once | mia fora - μια φορά |
twice | dyo fores - δυο φορές |
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