visitor to Greece should know! WORDS
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NUMBERS
| 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 Chiliades etc. |
| 14 = DekaTesera (Deka+Tesera) etc. | 81 = OgdondaEna and so on | 1,000,000 = Ena Ekatomirio |
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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 Chiliades. For example 5,000 = Pende Chiliades. 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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