Numbers in German (1, 10, 100, 1000, …)

10/10/2021

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1 Learn the Numbers 1-10 in German

2 Numbers 11-20 in German

3 Numbers 21-30 in German

4 Numbers 31-40 in German

5 Numbers 40-100 in German (Multiples of 10)

6 How To Count From 100 to 1,000 In German

The numbers that we use for counting are called cardinal numbers. In this lesson, you will be learning the cardinal numbers in German.

Learn the Numbers 1-10 in German

The German cardinal numbers from 1 to 10 are shown in Table 1.1. You will have to learn them by heart.

No	Zahlen	Numbers
0	null	zero
1	eins	one
2	zwei	two
3	drei	three
4	vier	four
5	fünf	five
6	sechs	six
7	sieben	seven
8	acht	eight
9	neun	nine
10	zehn	ten

Table 1.1

❗ Please do not confuse the German numeral “eins” (one = 1) with the indefinite article “ein” (a/an).

Numbers 11-20 in German

The German cardinal numbers from 11 to 20 are shown in Table 1.2. ❗ You will also have to learn 11 and 12 by heart.

No	Zahlen	Numbers
11	elf	eleven
12	zwölf	twelve
13	dreizehn	thirteen
14	vierzehn	fourteen
15	fünfzehn	fiveteen
16	sechzehn	sixteen
17	siebzehn	seventeen
18	achtzehn	eightteen
19	neunzehn	nineteen
20	zwanzig	twenty

Table 1.2

❗ Numbers between 13 and 19 follow the pattern “number + zehn“: dreizehn (thirteen), vierzehn (fourteen), and so on. However, 16 and 17 contain shortened versions for 6 (sechs) and 7 (sieben).

3 (drei)	+ 10 (zehn)	= 13 (dreizehn)
4 (vier)	+ 10 (zehn)	= 14 (vierzehn)
5 (fünf)	+ 10 (zehn)	= 15 (fünfzehn)
6 (sechs)	+ 10 (zehn)	= 16 (sechzehn)
7 (sieben)	+ 10 (zehn)	= 17 (siebzehn)
8 (acht)	+ 10 (zehn)	= 18 (achtzehn)
9 (neun)	+ 10 (zehn)	= 19 (neunzehn)

Table 1.3

Numbers 21-30 in German

The German cardinal numbers from 21 to 30 are shown in Table 1.4.

No	Zahlen	Numbers
21	einundzwanzig	twenty-one
22	zweiundzwanzig	twenty-two
23	dreiundzwanzig	twenty-three
24	vierundzwanzig	twenty-four
25	fünfundzwanzig	twenty-five
26	sechsundzwanzig	twenty-six
27	siebenundzwanzig	twenty-seven
28	achtundzwanzig	twenty-eight
29	neunundzwanzig	twenty-nine
30	dreißig	thirty

Table 1.4

❗ Numbers between 21 and 30 follow the pattern “number + und + zwanzig“: einundzwanzig (twenty-one), zweiundzwanzig (twenty-two), and so on.

Numbers 31-40 in German

The German cardinal numbers from 31 to 40 are shown in Table 1.5.

No	Zahlen	Numbers
31	einunddreißig	thirty-one
32	zweiunddreißig	thirty-two
33	dreiunddreißig	thirty-three
34	vierunddreißig	thirty-four
35	fünfunddreißig	thirty-five
36	sechsunddreißig	thirty-six
37	siebenunddreißig	thirty-seven
38	achtunddreißig	thirty-eight
39	neununddreißig	thirty-nine
40	vierzig	forty

Table 1.5

❗ Numbers between 31 and 40 follow the pattern “number + und + dreißig“: einunddreißig (thirty-one), zweiunddreißig (thirty-two), and so on.

Numbers 40-100 in German (Multiples of 10)

The German cardinal numbers from 40 to 100 are shown in Table 1.6.

No	Zahlen	Numbers
40	vierzig	forty
50	fünfzig	fifty
60	sechzig	sixty
70	siebzig	seventy
80	achtzig	eighty
90	neunzig	ninety

Table 1.6

❗ Between 40 and 90, all of these numbers are regular and follow the pattern “number + zig“: vierzig (forty), fünfzig (fifty), and so on. However, 60 and 70 contain a shortened version of the words for 6 (sechs) and 7 (sieben).

4	vier	+ zig	= 40 (vierzig)
5	fünf	+ zig	= 50 (fünfzig)
6	sechs	+ zig	= 60 (*sechzig***)
7	sieben	+ zig	= 70 (*siebzig***)
8	acht	+ zig	= 80 (achtzig)
9	neun	+ zig	= 90 (neunzig)

Table 1.7

⭐ Random numbers:

43	drei (three)	und (and)	vierzig (fourty)	dreiundvierzig (fourty-three)
67	sieben (seven)	und (and)	sechzig (sixty)	siebenundsechzig (sixty-seven)
86	sechs (six)	und (and)	achtzig (eighty)	sechsundachtzig (eighty-six)
92	zwei (two)	und (and)	neunzig (ninety)	zweiundneunzig (ninety-two)
75	fünf (five)	und (and)	siebzig (seventy)	fünfundsiebzig (seventy-five)

Table 1.8

How To Count From 100 to 1,000 In German

Three-digit numbers in German are made with the same logic as in English. They follow the pattern “number + hundert“: zweihundert (two hundred), dreihundert (three hundred), and so on.

no	Zahlen	Numbers
100	(ein)hundert	one hundred
200	zweihundert	two hundred
300	dreihundert	three hundred
400	vierhundert	four hundred
500	fünfhundert	five hundred
600	sechshundert	six hundred
700	siebenhundert	seven hundred
800	achthundert	eight hundred
900	neunhundert	nine hundred
1000	eintausend	one thousand

Table 1.8

❗ The numbers 1 to 99 add up immediately after the multiple of 100:

No	Zahlen	Numbers
327	dreihundertsiebenundzwanzig	three hundred twenty-seven
422	vierhundertzweiundzwanzig	four hundred twenty-two
535	fünfhundertfünfunddreißig	five hundred thirty-five
661	sechshunderteinundsechzig	six hundred sixty-one