Greek Numbers: How to Count in Greek

Modern Greek writes numbers with the same digits as English (0–9), so "25" looks the same in Athens as in London. What changes is how numbers are said and spelled. This page lists the Greek numbers from 0 to 20, the tens, the hundreds and the big numbers, with a simple pronunciation guide, and then shows how to build any number in between.

Looking for the ancient system in which letters stand for numbers (α = 1, β = 2, ι = 10)? See Greek numerals instead.

Pronunciation key: capitals mark the stressed syllable; "dh" is the "th" in this, "gh" is a soft, throaty g, and "kh" is the "ch" in Scottish loch. For the sound of each letter, see the pronunciation guide.

Greek Numbers 0–20

Number	Greek	Transliteration	Pronunciation
0	μηδέν	midén	mee-DHEN
1	ένα	éna	EH-na
2	δύο	dýo	DHEE-o
3	τρία	tría	TREE-a
4	τέσσερα	téssera	TEH-seh-ra
5	πέντε	pénte	PEN-deh
6	έξι	éxi	EK-see
7	επτά / εφτά	eptá / eftá	ep-TAH / ef-TAH
8	οκτώ / οχτώ	októ / ochtó	ok-TOH / okh-TOH
9	εννέα / εννιά	ennéa / enniá	eh-NEH-a / eh-NYAH
10	δέκα	déka	DHEH-ka
11	έντεκα	énteka	EN-deh-ka
12	δώδεκα	dódeka	DHO-dheh-ka
13	δεκατρία	dekatría	dheh-ka-TREE-a
14	δεκατέσσερα	dekatéssera	dheh-ka-TEH-seh-ra
15	δεκαπέντε	dekapénte	dheh-ka-PEN-deh
16	δεκαέξι	dekaéxi	dheh-ka-EK-see
17	δεκαεπτά / δεκαεφτά	dekaeptá / dekaeftá	dheh-ka-ef-TAH
18	δεκαοκτώ / δεκαοχτώ	dekaoktó / dekaochtó	dheh-ka-ok-TOH
19	δεκαεννέα / δεκαεννιά	dekaennéa / dekaenniá	dheh-ka-eh-NYAH
20	είκοσι	íkosi	EE-ko-see

Where two spellings are given (επτά/εφτά, οκτώ/οχτώ, εννέα/εννιά), both are correct. The first is more formal; the second is what you will mostly hear in everyday speech.

Tens: 30 to 100

Number	Greek	Transliteration	Pronunciation
30	τριάντα	triánta	tree-AN-da
40	σαράντα	saránta	sa-RAN-da
50	πενήντα	penínta	peh-NEEN-da
60	εξήντα	exínta	ek-SEEN-da
70	εβδομήντα	evdomínta	ev-dho-MEEN-da
80	ογδόντα	ogdónta	ogh-DHON-da
90	ενενήντα	enenínta	eh-neh-NEEN-da
100	εκατό	ekató	eh-ka-TOH

Hundreds, Thousands and Millions

Number	Greek	Transliteration	Pronunciation
200	διακόσια	diakósia	dhya-KO-sya
300	τριακόσια	triakósia	trya-KO-sya
400	τετρακόσια	tetrakósia	teh-tra-KO-sya
500	πεντακόσια	pentakósia	pen-da-KO-sya
600	εξακόσια	exakósia	ek-sa-KO-sya
700	επτακόσια / εφτακόσια	eptakósia / eftakósia	ef-ta-KO-sya
800	οκτακόσια / οχτακόσια	oktakósia / ochtakósia	ok-ta-KO-sya
900	εννιακόσια	enniakósia	eh-nya-KO-sya
1,000	χίλια	chília	HEE-lya
2,000	δύο χιλιάδες	dýo chiliádes	DHEE-o hee-LYA-dhes
10,000	δέκα χιλιάδες	déka chiliádes	DHEH-ka hee-LYA-dhes
1,000,000	ένα εκατομμύριο	éna ekatommýrio	EH-na eh-ka-to-MEE-ryo
1,000,000,000	ένα δισεκατομμύριο	éna disekatommýrio	EH-na dhee-seh-ka-to-MEE-ryo

How to Build Numbers in Greek

Greek numbers are built like English ones: say the largest part first and add the rest, with no "and" in between.

21: είκοσι ένα (íkosi éna), literally "twenty one"
35: τριάντα πέντε (triánta pénte)
101: εκατόν ένα (ekatón éna). Note that 100 on its own is εκατό, but it becomes εκατόν when another number follows.
150: εκατόν πενήντα (ekatón penínta)
999: εννιακόσια ενενήντα εννιά (enniakósia enenínta enniá)
2026: δύο χιλιάδες είκοσι έξι (dýo chiliádes íkosi éxi)

The teens 13–19 are written as one word (δεκατρία, δεκαπέντε), but from 21 upward the parts are written separately.

Numbers That Change with Gender

Greek nouns are masculine, feminine or neuter, and a few numbers agree with the noun they count. The forms in the tables above are the neuter ones, which are used when counting in the abstract.

Number	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
1	ένας	μία / μια	ένα
3	τρεις	τρεις	τρία
4	τέσσερις	τέσσερις	τέσσερα
200–900	διακόσιοι…	διακόσιες…	διακόσια…
1,000	χίλιοι	χίλιες	χίλια

For example: ένας φίλος (one friend, masculine), μία μέρα (one day, feminine), ένα βιβλίο (one book, neuter). The same agreement applies inside larger numbers: είκοσι τρεις μέρες (23 days) and δεκατρείς μέρες (13 days). All other numbers never change.

Ordinal Numbers: First to Tenth

Ordinal	Greek (masculine)	Transliteration
1st	πρώτος	prótos
2nd	δεύτερος	défteros
3rd	τρίτος	trítos
4th	τέταρτος	tétartos
5th	πέμπτος	pémptos
6th	έκτος	éktos
7th	έβδομος	évdomos
8th	όγδοος	ógdoos
9th	ένατος	énatos
10th	δέκατος	dékatos

Ordinals behave like adjectives, so they take feminine (-η) and neuter (-ο) endings too: πρώτη μέρα (first day), πρώτο βιβλίο (first book). In formal and traditional contexts, such as kings and patriarchs or chapter numbers, Greeks still use the alphabetic numerals for ordinals, as in Κωνσταντίνος Βʹ (Constantine II).

How Greeks Write Numbers

Decimal comma: 3,14 means three point one four.
Thousands separator: a period, so 1.000.000 is one million.
Prices: usually written with the euro sign after the amount, e.g. 5,50 €.
Dates: day/month/year, so 25/03/2026 is 25 March 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you say "one, two, three" in Greek?

ένα, δύο, τρία (EH-na, DHEE-o, TREE-a). Counting on continues τέσσερα, πέντε, έξι, επτά, οκτώ, εννέα, δέκα.

What is zero in Greek?

μηδέν (mee-DHEN). The word also appears in everyday phrases, such as a score of "zero-zero" (μηδέν-μηδέν).

Do Greeks use Greek letters as numbers today?

Only in special cases: regnal numbers, chapter or section headings, and some formal documents. Everyday numbers use ordinary digits. The letter system is explained on the Greek numerals page.

Greek Numerals — The ancient system in which each letter has a numeric value
Pronunciation Guide — How each Greek letter sounds
Greek Alphabet in Order — All 24 letters from alpha to omega
Greek Alphabet for Beginners — Learn to read Greek step by step