Learn Greek: Lesson 6 (The numbers)

[nicckmete]

how come alot of the δ's are pronouced more liek t's is that suppose to be?

[aggelospanatha]

@nicckmete δ is always pronounced as "th" in the words "the" , "this", "though" etc. It may sound slightly differently depending on each person's accent but this is how it should sound

[Cazz651]

Hey guys im english and really just learning basic greek because its my families origin so im doing it for them, could anyone write the numbers out phonetically so i can pronounce them right? thankyou xx

[zouzounakiiilol]

@Cazz651 1 = ena 2=dio 3=tria 4=tesera 5=pede 6=eksi 7=epta 8=okto 9=enia 10=deka ...like this?

[Cazz651]

@zouzounakiiilol  Thankyouu! :)

[zouzounakiiilol]

@Cazz651 i hoped i helped !!!!!!! if you want something else just tell me ....yours welcome

[THEpapanasta1]

haha im from greek....!!! guys greek are not easy......

[josemontenegro13]

HI!! ONE QUESTION.... WELL I SPEAK SPANISH AS MY ORIGINAL LANGUAGE... AND ENGLISH AND GREEK I LEARNED IN USA. I WORKED WITH GREEK PEOPLE OVER 3 YEARS. AND I LOVE GREEK. BUT THEY TEACH ME THE NUMBERS FROM 30 TO 90 WITHOUT A "N" IN THE LAST PART. I AM SORRY FRO MY GREEK SPELLING... I JUST SPEACK IT!! WELL IT IS TRIATA(30) FOR ME BUT HERE SAYS TRIANDA OR TRIANTA...SOME LIKE THAT. SO WHAT I LEARN IS RIGHT?? OR YOURS IS LIKE MORE FORMAL O SOMETHING LIKE THAT?? I APRECIATTE AN ANSWER!!! EFKAREESTO!!

[aggelospanatha]

@josemontenegro13 actually both pronounciations are very close. Formally the greek NT is the equivalent to the latin D. So, the most appropriate pronounciation is TRIADA, SARADA, PENIDA etc. However, it is common to add an "N" before D (actually because D=NT) in the pronounciation for convenience, which depends on the accent of the person who speaks, each word, etc. So both TRIADA and TRIANDA etc etc are correct but "TRIANTA" (with the english pronounciation) wouldn't sound very nice.

[josemontenegro13]

@aggelospanatha OOOOOOOOHHHHH.....SO THATS WHAT IT IS!! I APRECIATTE IT!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! NOW EVERYTHING IS CLEAR ABOUT IT FOR ME!! I GOT A MESSAGE FROM LINAAAAP TOO... AND BOTH ANSWERS HELPED ME A LOT!! THANK U SO MUCH.... BEST REGARDS!! =)

[vegastvt]

is there a number which rhymes or sound like " evro"?

[aggelospanatha]

@vegastvt nope

[foinhkas]

@vegastvt the 8,,,, sounds as okto

[mufclvr]

what is the correct pronounciation for 7? I grew up saying "efta" . Am i wrong????

[linaaaap1]

both right!

[SonSter89]

It's the same with "oKtó (8)"... a lot of people say it like "oCHtó"

[commandosg13]

both are right but this is more appropriate is OKTO

[commandosg13]

no you are not wrong keep learning

[foinhkas]

@mufclvr the right pronounciation of 7 is epta... with p.... but in common spelling out on the streets you'll hear it mostly as efta,,, with an f.... now for the 11 (eleven) the right pronounciation is with (delta) but on the streets you'll hear it with t or nt pronounciation ENTEKA or ENDEKA.... these diferent pronounciations have been created by the people. people on the streets, all over the world, aren't speaking their languages with the right pronounciation or syntax,,,,

[jimmy19582009]

@mufclvr no its OK you 're right it's "Εφτά"

[proftombhan]

in greek laguage more usefull at speeking is έντεκα and not ένδεκα.

[commandosg13]

sometimes νδ=ντ bath are rights

[Phantomagia]

Итс симилар ту сайриллик

[AVIATIO]

Is the Greek word for eleven spelled as ένδεκα οr έντεκα by Greeks? I've always felt that ένδεκα seemed more correct as it symbolizes εν + δέκα = ένδεκα.

Is there a difference?

[linaaaap1]

Well, nowadays, we mostly use "έντεκα", since "ένδεκα" is considered "old". The original word is "ένδεκα" and it is definitely not wrong to use it.

[zemoroza]

its έντεκα but it could be ..i dont know the right word. .produced by εν+δεκα

[simsfreak71]

:0!!!11

[1234demisunshinegirl]

I say my 7 efta

thax for posting that you did great

but if this didnt help i have one on my channel for counting to five

[boombamfirepower]

greek is a beautiful language

[azwan1992]

Thanks linaaap1, I love your tutorials!

[fayathaniti]

i am from greece and i live in greece and i am very happy to see that people who are not from greece learn my language

[petie71]

I was taught to pronounce 7 as efta, and not epta. Is it a regional thing?

[linaaaap1]

It's exactly the same thing, efta is more common! Epta is just a bit more formal.

[stylianyt]

That is called the "rule of euphony" euphony (ευφωνία - nice/good voicing or clear voicing). This how it goes: when you speak you may soften the Π,π (p) and K,k (k) sounds to Φ,φ(f) and Χ,χ(h) respectively. Either is correct but acceptable only in spoken language when writen Επτά is always writen with p not f even though its common an some greeks may write it with f it is incorrect. Hope that helps. Nice job linaaaap1

[stylianyt]

Some examples just for the sake of it...

Επτά (epta) [seven], Πτερό (ptero) [feather], Αρχιτεκτονική(arhitektoniki) [architecture]. They may also be pronounced as "eFta",Ftero","ArhiteHtoniki" but as i pointed out only in spoken language if writen according to this pronunciation they are considered as being misspelled.

[thenia95]

it;s the same

[jimmy19582009]

@petie71 its the same thing ...εφτά - επτά they are both right

[murcielagodog]

i think they should convert there alphabet to latin/english letters, its really confusing becuz the sounds dont match the letters

[konstantinoss1984]

Actually, if you take a better look, the sounds match exactly the letters and there are not multiple pronunciations for each letter, but only one. And of course we eould never want to let our alphabet change. We are proud of our language, as it is.

[mixalis9292]

actually the Greek alphabet gave birth to the Latin alphabet, so it is the Latin Alphabet that 'doenst match the sounds' ;)

[SchwarzesPCSchaf]

yay, let's all start το υσε δε γκρεεκ αλφαμπετ! ^^ down with Latin letters! :D anyways the Greek ones look so much nicer than our Latin letters..

[Pathrissia]

haha nice, i write english words in cyrillic. agree with u

[SchwarzesPCSchaf]

лике тхат or лайк дат? ;)

[Pathrissia]

лике тхиc! :P

[deadlyelf6]

no because greek is better than english. Because im greek and i use greek writing on my paper in american school and they think i'm foreign. {only sometimes though}

[imamoviestar06]

im greek and i have no idea how to speak it this is helping + my mom is teachin me to

[arkouditsa2pe]

hi, thank you very much for the lessons!! I have a question, the number 11 is it right? because you say ENDEKA but it is written ENTEKA...please dont stop teaching us!!!

[thenia95]

it's right! it's like number 7 we can say epta and efta.

[HoshiNoKaabi]

i think its easy as hell. i got it within 2 days, lawl.

[Hedzsi88]

It's not that hard:-) You can manage if you really want to. And it sounds so nice!:-)))

[MG109]

GOD !!! its hard !!

[blatk0]

wow its so hard.

[Mystery123uk]

lol i giv up its 2 hard ill stay with russian:)

[blatk0]

oh your learning russian?

i speak russian.

:)

[GreekChild]

Μπράάάβο!!

[melenefivi]

Να ένα σχετικό ανέκδοτο!

- Βρε Γιώργο, τι είναι σωστό; ΕΠτά&οΚτώ=16 ή εΦτά&οΧτώ=16?

-7&8=15...