In this lesson we will learn the German numbers. Thats one of the basic things that we need in order to understand each other.
These are the numbers from zero to ten:
0 - null - zero
1 – eins
2 - zwei
3 – drei
4 – vier
5 – fünf
6 – sechs
7 – sieben
8 – acht
9 – neun
10 – zehn
And here are the numbers from 11 to 19:
Please notice that except 11 and 12, all other numbers have the same ending:
11 – elf
12 – zwölf
13 – dreizehn
14 – vierzehn
15 – fünfzehn
16 – sechzehn
17 – siebzehn
18 – achtzehn
19 – neunzehn
Following are the tens up to 100:
20 – zwanzig
30 – dreißig
40 – vierzig
50 – fünfzig
60 – sechzig
70 – siebzig
80 – achtzig
90 – neunzig
100 – hundert
So, how do we combine them?
Now that we know the basic words, we come to the interesting part. How do we say 21 in German?
The following is specific: In German, we say units first, then tens, the opposite of our language.
per Example:
21 – einundzwanzig
46 – sechsundvierzig
78 – achtundsiebzig
It is also important to remember that between the units and the tens there is always the conjunction und.
If the number is three-digit (or multi-digit), the remaining numbers are said in the same order as in our language, but the number is still written together.
per Example:
124 – einhundertvierundzwanzig
287 – zweihundertsiebenundachtzig
693 – sechshundertdreiundneunzig
As an exercise try to translate the following numbers:
А) 2,6,13,24,35,46,123,256
Б) 3,5,16,19,92,38,47,479,951
В) 1,4,14,90,88,73,908,495
Г) 9,6,12,11,92,83,74,654,987
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