Learn to count from 11 to 20 in Greek

In this chapter you will learn to count from 11 to 20 in Greek.

Do you still remember the numbers from one to ten by heart?

Greek cardinal numbers from 11 to 20:
έντεκα	eleven
δώδεκα	twelve
δεκατρία	thirteen
δεκατέσσερα	fourteen
δεκαπέντε	fifteen
δεκαέξι	sixteen
δεκαεφτά	seventeen
δεκαοχτώ	eighteen
δεκαεννιά	nineteen
είκοσι	twenty

Please note:
Greek inflects some (but by far not all) cardinal numbers.
In the table above you have to inflect the numbers 13 and 14.
For more information on the inflection of the Greek numbers see the matching chapter.

If you are counting in Greek - without referring to a noun - you always use the neuter form of the numeral.
If you use a numeral in the context of a sentence, the numeral adopts to its referring noun in number and gender.

The following table shows some examples for the use of the numerals from 11 to 20.

Examples for the use of numbers from eleven to twenty:
Αύριο πετάω στην Πάρο για δώδεκα μέρες.	Tomorrow I fly to Paros for twelve days.
Είμαστε μία μικρή εταιρεία με δεκαέξι εργαζόμενους.	We are a small enterprise with sixteen employees.
Είμαι παντρεμένος εδώ και δεκαοχτώ χρόνια.	I am married for eighteen years. (m)
Πετάω για δεκατέσσερις μέρες στη Νάξο.	I fly to Naxos for fourteen days.
Η τάξη μου έχει δεκατρείς μαθητές.	My class has thirteen pupils.
Ο γιός μου είναι ήδη είκοσι χρονών.	My son already is twenty years old.

In the next chapter, you will find the Greek numerals from 21 to 100.

Learn to count from 11 to 20 in Greek

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