Learn how to talk about money
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| In Greece, the currency is the euro. The currency includes 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 euro bills, and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents, and 1 and 2 euro coins. There are one hundred cents in one euro. |
| Let's try to say prices in Greek. Let's start with € 28.52 |
| The long way is Είκοσι οχτώ ευρώ και πενήντα δύο λεπτά. (Íkosi ohtó evró ke penínda dío leptá.) This is very straightforward. First, we say the number of euros, then ευρώ (evró). Secondly, note that the two numbers are separated by the conjunction και (ke), which means "and." So, before the και (ke), you always have the ευρώ (evró), and, after the και (ke), you have the cents. Finally, we say the number of cents and finally the word λεπτά (lepta). Είκοσι οχτώ ευρώ και πενήντα δύο λεπτά. (Íkosi ohtó evró ke penínda dío leptá.) |
| Λεπτό (Leptó) is the singular word for "cent" and λεπτά (leptá) is its plural. |
| Saying ευρώ (evró) and λεπτά (leptá) is not common in Greece, so let's learn the easiest, as well as the local way, of saying your riches. The short way is Είκοσι οχτώ πενήντα δύο. (Íkosi ohtó penínda dío.) In this case, it might not be immediately clear which number is euros and which is cents, but remember that there is a pause after the euros. So Είκοσι οχτώ πενήντα δύο. (Íkosi ohtó penínda dío.) is the equivalent of saying "twenty-eight fifty-two." |
| Let's have one more example: |
| € 4.99 Τέσσερα ενενήντα εννιά (Tésera enenínda eniá) or the long version Τέσσερα ευρώ και ενενήντα εννιά λεπτά (Téssera evró ke enenínda eniá leptá.) |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so Καλή τύχη (kalí týchi), which means "good luck!" in Greek. |
| € 28.52 - Είκοσι οχτώ ευρώ και πενήντα δύο λεπτά. (Íkosi ohtó evró ke penínda dío leptá) |
| Είκοσι οχτώ ευρώ και πενήντα δύο λεπτά. (Íkosi ohtó evró ke penínda dío leptá) |
| Είκοσι οχτώ ευρώ και πενήντα δύο λεπτά. (Íkosi ohtó evró ke penínda dío leptá) |
| 28.52 - Είκοσι οχτώ πενήντα δύο. (Íkosi ohtó penínda dío) |
| Είκοσι οχτώ πενήντα δύο. (Íkosi ohtó penínda dío) |
| Είκοσι οχτώ πενήντα δύο. (Íkosi ohtó penínda dío) |
| € 4.99 - Τέσσερα ευρώ και ενενήντα εννιά λεπτά (Téssera evró ke enenínda eniá leptá) |
| Τέσσερα ευρώ και ενενήντα εννιά λεπτά (Téssera evró ke enenínda eniá leptá) |
| Τέσσερα ευρώ και ενενήντα εννιά λεπτά (Téssera evró ke enenínda eniá leptá) |
| 4.99 - Τέσσερα ενενήντα εννιά (Tésera enenínda eniá) |
| Τέσσερα ενενήντα εννιά (Tésera enenínda eniá) |
| Τέσσερα ενενήντα εννιά (Tésera enenínda eniá) |
| All right, that's going to do it for today! |
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