![]() ![]() Larger 2-digit numbers are formed by the tens, followed by the digits (e.g., forty one). For instance, number 14 is dekatessera, a compound word formed by 10 (deka) and 4 (tessera). The difference from the other languages is that numbers from 13 to 19 do not have their own word, but are compound words, formed by 10 + the word representing the second digit. The numbers from 0-10 have their own words– as in all languages same with numbers 11 and 12. Greeks have a similar way to count to almost all Western languages. If you are familiar with the Arabic metric system, the corresponding Greek numbers should be easy for you. Greek Numbers follow the cardinal metric system, meaning the one we use for counting such as one, two, three etc (in English), as opposed to the ordinal metric system (first, second etc). Greeks follow the international numeric system, with the symbols 1,2,3,4 etc. ![]() Greek Numbers are similar to the Arabic Numbers. Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.
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