Greek - Time / How Much Is It” / Age

 

1. How to Tell Time in Greek

When someone asks you Τι ώρα είναι (ti ora ine?) “What time is it?” your answer will be a number. Here is how to say the hours in Greek — some of them have slightly different endings compared to the numbers from 1 to 10 we’ve just learned:

• 1 – μία (mia): “one”
• 2 – δύο (dio): “two”
• 3 – τρεις (tris): “three”
• 4 – τέσσερις (teseris): “four”
• 5 – πέντε (pende): “five”
• 6 – έξι (eksi): “six”
• 7 – επτά (epta): “seven”
• 8 – οκτώ (okto): “eight”
• 9 – εννέα (enea): “nine”
• 10 – δέκα (deka): “ten”
• 11 – έντεκα (endeka): “eleven”
• 12 – δώδεκα (dodeka): “twelve”
• Τι ώρα είναι; (ti ora ine?): “What time is it?”
• Η ώρα είναι δύο (i ora ine dio): “It’s two o’clock.”
• Η ώρα είναι έντεκα (i ora ine endeka): “It’s eleven o’clock.”

Here are some other examples for more vocabulary:

• 10:15: Δέκα και τέταρτο (deka ke tetarto): “Quarter past ten”
• 07:45: Oκτώ παρά τέταρτο (okto para tetarto): “Quarter to eight”
• 08:30: Oκτώ και μισή (okto ke misi): “Half past eight”

2. How to Say “How Much Is It” in Greek

To say “how much does it cost” or “how much is it” in Greek, you can say Πόσο κοστίζει αυτό; (poso kostizi afto). Here are some possible answers to these questions.

• Αυτή η τσάντα κοστίζει σαράντα ευρώ (Afti i tsanda kostizi saranta evro): “This bag costs forty euros.”
• Αυτό το μολύβι κοστίζει ένα ευρώ (Afto to molivi kostizi ena evro): “This pencil costs one euro.”
• Αυτό το φυλλάδιο είναι δωρεάν. (Afto to filadio ine dorean): “This brochure is for free.”

4. How to Tell Your Age in Greek

Age is just a number. Well, this saying was probably not intended for language learners, but “How old are you” is one of the first questions we come across in a new language, and the answer is indeed a number.

• Πόσο χρονών είσαι (poso hronon ise?): “How old are you?” (informal)
• Πόσο χρονών είστε (poso hronon iste?): “How old are you?” (formal or plural)
• Είμαι δεκαοκτώ χρονών (Ime dekaokto hronon): “I am 18 years old.”
• Είμαι είκοσι πέντε χρονών (Ime ikosi pende hronon): “I am 25 years old.”
• Είμαι τριάντα χρονών (Ime trianda hronon): “I am 30 years old.”