Learn how to count from 11-100
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| Geia, legomai Chrissi Hi everybody! I’m Chrissi. |
| Welcome to GreekPod101.com’s “Ελληνικά σε 3 λεπτά”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Greek. |
| In the last lesson, we learned the numbers from one to ten. Have you forgotten? Here I'll tell you again: |
| Ena, dyo, tria, tessera, pente, eksi, epta, okto, ennea, deka |
| And now let’s continue from eleven. |
| Enteka |
| [slowly] enteka |
| Dodeka |
| [slowly] dodeka |
| Deka tria |
| [slowly] deka tria |
| Deka tessera |
| [slowly] de-ka tessera |
| Deka pente |
| [slowly] de-ka pente |
| De-ka eksi |
| [slowly] deka eksi |
| Deka epta |
| [slowly] deka epta |
| Deka okto |
| [slowly] de-ka okto |
| De-ka ennea |
| [slowly] deka ennea |
| And finally we have: |
| Eikosi |
| [slowly] eikosi |
| Okay, now repeat after me. I'll say the numbers and give you time to repeat each one. |
| 11. Enteka |
| 12. Dodeka |
| 13. Deka tria |
| 14. Deka tessera |
| 15. Deka pente |
| 16. Deka eksi |
| 17. Deka epta |
| 18. Deka okto |
| 19. Deka ennea |
| 20. Eikosi |
| These numbers may seem harder to remember, but you really just have to memorize enteka, dodeka and eikosi; all other numbers are a combination of deka that is, ten and the numbers from tria until ennea, that is from three to nine –like saying “ten-three”, “ten-four” etc. |
| Let’s not stop at 20! Counting from ten to one hundred is super easy! Now I'll give you the tens: |
| Trianta |
| Saranta |
| Peninta |
| Eksinta |
| Evdominta |
| Ogdonta |
| Enneninta |
| Ekato |
| While you have to memorize a few of these numbers, there is a silver lightning: except endeka and dodeka we mentioned before, all other combinations, that is compound numbers are formed by putting the tens in front of the singles. This means, for example that trianta tessera is “thirty four” and ogdonta epta is “eighty seven”. Yes, that’s right –exactly as in English! Let’s try those combinations: |
| Trianta tessera |
| [slowly] trianta tessera |
| Ogdonta epta |
| [slowly] ogdonta epta |
| Got it? I told you it was really easy! |
| Now it’s time for Chrissi’s Insights. |
| The pronunciation we have used in this and the previous lesson is the standard pronunciation for numbers. Sometimes, though, especially in casual conversation, Greeks also use euta instead of epta, ochto instead of okto and ennia instead of ennea. So if you notice someone using these words, don’t be surprised –they are exactly the same as the ones you have learned (actually, yours are more correct!) |
| After only two lessons, you are now able to count to one hundred in Greek! Isn’t this great? So let’s go to the next lesson and see how we can use these numbers in their natural environment; that is shopping! |
| I'll be waiting for you in our next Fast Greek lesson. |
| Tha ta ksanapoume sto epomeno mathima! |
6 Comments
HideHello Anne!
What Chrissi is saying at the very end of the video is:
Θα τα ξαναπούμε στο επόμενο μάθημα. >> It means something like "I'll see you in the next lesson."
Let me know if you have any other questions :smile:.
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
Oh, oh! We think it means "see you in the next lesson" or something along those lines. Is that close?
Thanks again!
Anne
Hello!
My Greek teacher ( or should I say Greek learning partner since we are really both learning Greek ) and I were wondering what it is that Chrissi says at the very end of the video? It sounds like a "goobye, see you next time" sort of phrase but we aren't positive! Could you maybe help us out? It sounds so fun we would like to be able to say it ourselves some time! :laughing:
Thanks! :smile:
Anne
Hi Jerry... or should I say Γεράσιμε (;) !
In Greek, many (but not all) words that have "ια", such as εννιά, treat that ια set of vowels as a diphthong. That means that it is considered ONE vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel (ι) and ends with the sound of another vowel (α), WITHIN the same syllable. So when you pronounce it sounds like e-nia (or e-nya), not e-ni-a.
Regions don't matter in this case, it's just a matter of Greek phonetics when it comes to diphthongs.
Also, keep in mind that there is the version εννέα as well as εννιά. Εννέα is pronounced e-ne-a.
Both versions are correct and you can freely use either one you like more. Εννέα is the version that in a way sounds more proper, so you would probably hear εννέα and not εννιά in the news, in the announcements of lottery numbers and other formal situations.
Kind regards,
Stefania
Team GreekPod101.com
καλινιψτα κρεσι΄
ειμαι Γερασιμοσ, my American Greek friends have given me the nickname.
I have used the pronunciation for 9 en -nee-a and been corrected to their
pronunciation of en-yia, stressed. Is this a regional pronunciation such as would
be similar to speaking English in different parts of the US?
Efharisto poly kai Kali nichta!!
I must find a keyboard overlay.