You should be feeling confident counting from 1-12, and hopefully, all the way up to 40. You can get a refresher by watching the first three videos in Lina’s playlist (approx. 10 mins total):
Just like ‘ten’ is not obviously related to ‘one’ in English, the words for 10, 20, 30, and 40 in Greek don’t really resemble their single-digit counterparts (except for τριάντα, which is similar to τρία). The good news is, from 50 onwards, things get a lot easier:
| 5 | πέντε | 50 | πενήντα |
| 6 | έξι | 60 | εξήντα |
| 7 | επτά | 70 | εβδομήντα |
| 8 | οκτώ | 80 | ογδόντα |
| 9 | εννέα | 90 | ενενήντα |
The word for 100 is εκατό. But, for the numbers 101-199, εκατόν is used instead:
| 100 | εκατό |
| 101 | εκατόν ένα |
| 110 | εκατόν δέκα |
| 150 | εκατόν πενήντα |
| 199 | εκατόν ενενήντα εννέα |
Listen to Rita Dana explain this use, and give you a preview of the numbers up to 1000:
Have a go at filling out the list of numbers on page 43 of Ελληνικά Τώρα (Greek Now) 1+1.
Listen to the rest of Lina’s playlist to hear all of the numbers from 1-200 pronounced (approx. 15 mins):
There’s a lot to take in, so feel free to skip the last video (numbers up to 1000).
Now, try reading the numbers on the bottom of page 13 of the Ελληνικά Τώρα (Greek Now) 1 workbook.
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