Phrases Page 4
Greek Numbers in Translation
| 1
= Ena |
20
= Ikosi |
90
= Eneninda |
| 2
= Dio |
21
= IkosiEna and so on |
91
= EnenindaEna and so on |
| 3
= Tria |
30
= Trianda |
100
= Ekato |
| 4
= Tesera |
31
= TriandaEna and so on |
200
= Diakosia |
| 5
= Pente |
40
= Saranda |
300
= Triakosia |
| 6
= Exi |
41
= SarandaEna and so on |
400
= Tetrakosia |
| 7
= Efta |
50
= Peninda |
500
= Pendakosia |
| 8
= Okto |
51
= PenindaEna and so on |
600
= Exakosia |
| 9
= Enia |
60
= Exinda |
700
= Eftakosia |
| 10
= Deka |
61
= ExindaEna and so on |
800
= Oktakosia |
| 11
= Endeka |
70
= Evdominda |
900
= Eniakosia |
| 12
= Dodeka |
71
= EvdomindaEna and so on |
1,000
= Chilia |
| 13
= DekaTria (Deka+Tria) |
80
= Ogdonda |
2,000
= Dio hill-yia-dez etc. |
| 14
= DekaTesera (Deka+Tesera) etc. |
81
= OgdondaEna and so on |
1,000,000
= Ena Ekatomirio |
- Any
number from 1 to 1,000,000 is always a combination of the above.
- When talking
about prices the ending of the hundreds turns into -sies.
- For example 500 =
Pendakosies.
- For more than a thousand you say the number plus the word hill-yia-dez.
- For example 5,000 = Pende hill-yia-dez.
- For more than a million you say the number
plus the word Ekatomiria.
- For example 3,000,000 = Tria Ekatomiria, 200,000,000
= Diakosia (not Diakosies) Ekatomiria.
- Greek for Drachmas is Drachmes.
- If you
would like to learn more Greek, all you have to do is visit Greece!!!! Greek
should be relatively easy Europeans and English speaking people, since all
Indo-European languages contain at least 35% Greek words. and if we take into
consideration that Latin derived from Greek, then more than 70% of the words
are of Greek origin. In the medical, scientific & technological world at
least 85% is Greek. Therefore, with a little bit of effort and some determination,
you should be able to speak basic Greek within a couple of months time!
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