Greek Numbers Vocabulary

Here are Greek words for numbers to start with: οκτώ (okto, eight), πέντε (pente, five), τέσσερα (tessera, four), εννέα (ennea, nine). Below are 32 words (A1–B1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.

Close-up of calculator keys showing the numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9
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Numbers Basics

A1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
eightοκτώoktonumA1
fiveπέντεpentenumA1
fourτέσσεραtesseranumA1
nineεννέαenneanumA1
oneέναenanumA1
sevenεπτάeptanumA1
sixέξιexinumA1
tenδέκαdekanumA1

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Numbers Intermediate

A1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
eighteenδεκαοκτώdekaoktonumA1
eightyογδόνταogdontanumA1
elevenέντεκαentekanumA1
fifteenδεκαπέντεdekapentenumA1
fiftyπενήνταpenintanumA1
fortyσαράνταsarantanumA1
fourteenδεκατέσσεραdekatesseranumA1
nineteenδεκαεννέαdekaenneanumA1

Numbers Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
firstπρώτοςprotosnumA1
fourthτέταρτοςtetartosnumA1
secondδεύτεροςdefterosnumA1
tenthδέκατοςdekatosnumA1
millionεκατομμύριοekatommyrionounA2
thirdτρίτοςtritosnumA2
thousandχίλιαchilianumA2
fifthπέμπτοςpemptosnumB1

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Measurement & Units

A1–B1
EnglishGreekTypeLevel
yardγιάρδαgiardanounA1
centimeterεκατοστόμετροekatostometronounA2
gramγραμμάριοgrammarionounA2
kilogramχιλιόγραμμοchiliogrammonounA2
kilometerχιλιόμετροchiliometronounA2
literλίτροlitronounA2
milliliterχιλιοστόλιτροchiliostolitronounA2
gallonγαλόνιgaloninounB1

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A sample of the A1–B1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B1 words for numbers. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Greek words should I learn for numbers?

You could start with words like οκτώ (okto, eight), πέντε (pente, five), τέσσερα (tessera, four), εννέα (ennea, nine). This page lists 32 Greek words for numbers (A1–B1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Greek words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Greek words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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