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If the situation ever calls for it, you might have to count and spell numbers in German. This is not a necessary skill, but if you want to know German, you need to know how to count all numbers in German.
Steps
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1Learn the numbers:
- 0 - null - noll
- 1 - eins - eyns
- 2 - zwei - tsvy
- 3 - drei - dry
- 4 - vier - fear
- 5 - fünf - foo-nf
- 6 - sechs - zexs
- 7 - sieben - zeeb-ben
- 8 - acht - akt
- 9 - neun - noin
- 10 - zehn - tsehn
- 11 - elf - elf
- 12 - zwölf - ts-volf
- 13 - dreizehn - dry-zayne
- 14 - vierzehn - feer-zayne
- 15 - fünfzehn - foo-nf-zayne
- 16 - sechzehn - zex-zayne
- 17 - siebzehn - zeeb-zayne
- 18 - achtzehn - akt-zayne
- 19 - neunzehn - noin-zayne
- 20 - zwanzig - tsvan-zig
- 30 - dreiβig - dry-zig
- 40 - vierzig - feer-zig
- 50 - fünfzig - foo-nf-zig
- 60 - sechzig - zex-zig
- 70 - siebzig - zeeb-zig
- 80 - achtzig - akt-zig
- 90 - neunzig - noin-zig
- 100 - hundert - hoon-dert
- 200 - zweihundert - tsvy-hoon-dert
- and so forth.
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2Next, memorize the spelling and pronunciation.Advertisement
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3After that, you need to know how to write the "in between numbers," such as:
- 21 - einundzwanzig - eyn-oond-tsvan-sig
- 22 - zweiundzwanzig - tsvy-oond-tsvan-sig
- 23 - dreiundzwanzig - dry-oond-tsvan-sig
- and so forth.
- Einundzwanzig directly translates into, "One and twenty". The idea is that you can do this with any of the "in between numbers" such as:
- and so forth.
- 36 - sechsunddreiβig - zexs-oond-dry-zig
- 44 - vierundvierzig - feer-oond-feer-zig
- 59 - neunundfünfzig - noin-oond-foo-nf-zig
- and so forth.
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Community Q&A
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QuestionHow can I write "1976" in German numbers?Community AnswerNeunzehnhundertsechsundsiebzig (noin-tsehn-hoon-dert-zexs-oond-zeeb-zig) OR eintausendneunhundertsechsundsiebzig (eyn-tauzend-noin-hoon-dert-zexs-oond-zeeb-zig).
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QuestionHow do I write 5,949.03 in German?Rick McRollingtonCommunity AnswerFünftausendneunhundertneunundvierzig komma null drei is the way you would write it in German, or 5.949,03 for short.
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QuestionHow can I write 1001 in German?Rick McRollingtonCommunity AnswerTausendeins, or 1.001 for short, would be the way to write 1001 in German.
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Warnings
- Don't stress out! It takes time to learn all of those numbers!⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Don't mispronounce a number to a native German speaker. It will leave a bad impression on them.⧼thumbs_response⧽
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