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Numbers, Time & Dates
Cardinal and ordinal numbers, telling time, days, months and dates
ένα/ένας/μία
"one" agrees in gender
EH-nas, MEE-ah, EH-nah
Unlike other cardinal numbers, "one" changes with gender
τρεις/τρία, τέσσερις/τέσσερα
"3" and "4": masc./fem. vs neuter forms
trees/TREE-ah
These two numbers alone have a gender-based variant
εκατό, χίλια, εκατομμύριο
hundred, thousand, million
eh-kah-TOH, KHEE-lyah, eh-kah-toh-MEE-ree-oh
Larger round numbers
Ανάγνωση μεγάλων αριθμών
Reading large numbers
khee-lyah eh-nya-KOH-syah…
Numbers are built by combining thousands, hundreds, tens, units
μισό, ένα τρίτο, ένα τέταρτο
a half, a third, a quarter
mee-SOH, EH-nah TREE-toh, EH-nah TEH-tahr-toh
Common fraction expressions
Επίσημη ώρα σε 24ωρο
Formal 24-hour time
dheh-kah-TEH-seh-rees keh tree-AHN-dah
24-hour clock used in formal/written contexts
την Τρίτη / τον Μάιο
on Tuesday / in May
accusative + time noun
Days and months take the accusative in time expressions
στις + ώρα
at + clock time
stees trees
στις τρεις = at three o'clock
Πόσων χρονών είσαι; — Είμαι είκοσι χρονών.
How old are you? — I'm twenty.
POH-son khroh-NON EE-seh
Age expressed with genitive χρονών
Τακτικά αριθμητικά σε πτώσεις
Ordinal numbers agreeing in case
teen PROH-tee mah-EE-oo
την πρώτη Μαΐου = on the first of May