Greek Lesson 6 - Numbers and School

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The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Greek. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Greek Classes.

Numbers

Knowing how to count in Greek is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".

Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Greek, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Numbers in Greek

Numbers	Greek	Audio
One	ένα éna
First	πρώτος pró̱tos
Two	δυο dyo
Second	δεύτερος déf̱teros
Three	τρία tría
Third	τρίτος trítos
Four	τέσσερα téssera
Fourth	τέταρτος tétartos
Five	πέντε pénte
Fifth	πέμπτος pémptos
Six	έξι éxi
Sixth	έκτος éktos
Seven	επτά eptá
Seventh	έβδομος évdomos
Eight	οκτώ októ̱
Eighth	όγδοος ógdoos
Nine	εννέα ennéa
Ninth	ένατος énatos
Ten	δέκα déka
Tenth	δέκατος dékatos
Eleven	έντεκα énteka
Eleventh	ενδέκατος endékatos
Twelve	δώδεκα dó̱deka
Twelfth	δωδέκατος do̱dékatos
Thirteen	δεκατρία dekatría
Thirteenth	δέκατος τρίτος dékatos trítos
Fourteen	δεκατέσσερα dekatéssera
Fourteenth	δέκατος τέταρτος dékatos tétartos
Fifteen	δεκαπέντε dekapénte
Fifteenth	δέκατος πέμπτος dékatos pémptos
Sixteen	δεκαέξι dekaéxi
Sixteenth	δέκατος έκτος dékatos éktos
Seventeen	δεκαεπτά dekaeptá
Seventeenth	δέκατος έβδομος dékatos évdomos
Eighteen	δεκαοχτώ dekaochtó̱
Eighteenth	δέκατος όγδοος dékatos ógdoos
Nineteen	δεκαεννέα dekaennéa
Nineteenth	δέκατος ένατος dékatos énatos
Twenty	είκοσι eíkosi
Twentieth	εικοστός eikostós
Thirty three (31)	τριάντα τρία triánta tría
One hundred (100)	εκατό ekató
Three hundred and sixty (360)	τριακόσια εξήντα triakósia exí̱nta
One thousand (1000)	χίλια chília
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)	δύο χιλιάδες δεκατέσσερα dýo chiliádes dekatéssera
One million	ένα εκατομμύριο éna ekatommýrio
Once	μια φορά mia forá
Twice	δυο φορές dyo forés

Now we will try to implement some of the numbers above into full Greek sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Greek Numbers in a Sentence

Numbers	Greek	Audio
I'm 30 years old	είμαι τριάντα χρονών eímai triánta chronó̱n
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother	έχω δύο αδερφές και έναν αδερφό écho̱ dýo aderfés kai énan aderfó
English is my first language	Τα αγγλικά είναι η πρώτη μου γλώσσα Ta angliká eínai i̱ pró̱ti̱ mou gló̱ssa
Her second language is Spanish	Η δεύτερή της γλώσσα είναι τα Ισπανικά I̱ déf̱terí̱ ti̱s gló̱ssa eínai ta Ispaniká

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about School

Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.

School Words in Greek

School	Greek	Audio
Answer	απάντηση apánti̱si̱
Book	βιβλίο vivlío
Books	βιβλία vivlía
Chair	καρέκλα karékla
Desk	θρανίο / γραφείο thranío / grafeío
Dictionary	λεξικό lexikó
Laptop	φορητός υπολογιστής fori̱tós ypologistí̱s
Library	βιβλιοθήκη vivliothí̱ki̱
Notebook (paper notebook)	σημειωματάριο si̱meio̱matário
Page	σελίδα selída
Paper	χαρτί chartí
Pen	στυλό styló
Pencil	μολύβι molývi
Question	ερώτηση eró̱ti̱si̱
School	σχολείο scholeío
Student	μαθητής / μαθήτρια, φοιτητής / φοιτήτρια mathi̱tí̱s / mathí̱tria, foiti̱tí̱s / foití̱tria
Teacher	1.δάσκαλος / δασκάλα, 2. καθηγητής / καθηγήτρια 1.dáskalos / daskála, 2. kathi̱gi̱tí̱s / kathi̱gí̱tria
University	πανεπιστήμιο panepistí̱mio

Daily Conversation in Greek

Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Greek Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Greek

English	Greek	Audio
I have a question	Έχω μία ερώτηση Écho̱ mía eró̱ti̱si̱
To listen	ακούω akoúo̱
To read	διαβάζω diavázo̱
To speak	μιλάω miláo̱
To think	σκέφτομαι skéftomai
To understand	καταλαβαινω katalavaino̱
To write	γράφω gráfo̱
What's the name of that book?	Ποιος είναι ο τίτλος αυτού του βιβλίου; Poios eínai o títlos af̱toú tou vivlíou?
What do you do for a living?	Τι δουλειά κάνεις; Ti douleiá káneis?
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)	Είμαι (καθηγητής / καλλιτέχνης / μηχανικός) Eímai (kathi̱gi̱tí̱s / kallitéchni̱s / mi̱chanikós)
Oh! That's good!	Α! Αυτό είναι καλό! A! Af̱tó eínai kaló!
Can I practice with you?	Μπορώ να κάνω εξάσκηση μαζί σου; Boró̱ na káno̱ exáski̱si̱ mazí sou?

Fun Facts

Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.

Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Greek about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Greek Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Greek homepage.

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