German Numbers

You will practice your numbers 0-31 in this activity.

Numbers 0-6

Null = zero (0)

Eins = one (1)

Zwei = two (2)

Drei = three (3)

Vier = four (4)

Fünf = five (5)

Sechs = six (6)

Numbers 7-12

Sieben = seven (7)

Acht = eight (8)

Neun = nine (9)

Zehn = ten (10)

Elf = eleven (11)

Zwölf = twelve (12)

Pattern for the teens

To form the numbers 13-19 you simply need to follow a pattern.You take the base number 3-9 and add the word for 10 to it.Thirteen becomes 3 (drei) 10 (zehn): dreizehnFifteen becomes 5(fünf) 10 (zehn): fünfzehn

The teens

Dreizehn = thirteen (13)

Vierzehn = fourteen (14)

Fünfzehn = fifteen (15)

Sechzehn = sixteen (16)

Siebzehn = seventeen (17)

Achtzehn = eighteen (18)

Neunzehn = nineteen (19)

The twenties

To form the numbers in the twenties, once again you will use a pattern.

You take the base number 1-9

Add the word “und” which means and

Then attach the word “zwanzig” which means twenty

21 = ein (1) und (and) zwanzig (20)

Numbers 20-25

Zwanzig = 20

Einundzwanzig = 21

Zweiundzwanzig = 22

Dreiundzwanzig = 23

Vierundzwanzig = 24

Fünfundzwanzig = 25

Numbers 26-29

Sechundzwanzig = 26 (note the slight spelling change of dropping the final “s” in sechs)

Siebenundzwanzig = 27

Achtundzwanzig = 28

Neunundzwanzig = 29

The thirties

To form the numbers in the thirties, you follow the same pattern as before

You take the base number 1-9

Add the word “und” which means and

Then attach the word “dreißig” which means thirty. Notice that dreißig is the word for three (3) plus the suffix (ßig)

Numbers 30 +

Dreißig = 30

Einunddreißig = 31

Zweiunddreißig = 32

Fünfunddreißig = 35

Achtunddreißig = 38

Neununddreißig = 39

How well do you know your numbers?

How do you say one (1) in German?– Zwei– Drei– Eins

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The number one is eins. Please continue to the next question.

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That is not the correct answer. Please answer the questions again.

Question 2

How do you say three in German?– Elf– Drei– Zwei

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The number three is drei. Please continue to the next question.

Question 3

How do you say seven in German?– Sechs– Zehn– Sieben

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The number seven is sieben. Please continue to the next question.

Question 4

What number is vier?– Four– Five– Six

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The number vier is four (4). Please continue to the next question.

Question 5

What number is elf?– Twelve– Eleven– Twenty

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The number elf is eleven (11). Please continue to the next question.

Question 6

What number is zwei?– Five– Three– Two

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The number zwei is two. Please continue to the next question.

Question 7

How do you form the teens?– Zehn plus base number– Base number plus zehn– Base number plus ßig

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You form the teens by taking the base numbers 3-9 and adding zehn (10) to the end of it. Example: 14 = vier (4) zehn (10) vierzehn.

Please continue to the next question.

Question 8

How do you say fifteen in German?– Fünfzehn– Vierzehn– Zwanzig

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The number 15 is fünfzehn. Please continue to the next question.

Question 9

How do you say seventeen (17) in German?– Siebenzehn– Achtzehn– Siebzehn

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Yes, 17 is siebzehn in German. There is a slight spelling change from the base number of sieben to form siebzehn.

Please continue to the next question.

Question 10

What number is zwanzig?– Ten– Twenty– Thirty

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Yes, zwanzig is the number twenty (20). Please continue to the next question.

Question 11

How do you form the numbers in the twenties?– Zwanzig plus base number– Base number plus zwanzig– Base number plus und plus zwanzig

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To form the numbers in the twenties, you must use the following formula

Base number + und + zwanzig

Please continue to the next question.

Question 12

How do you say twenty-eight in German?– Achtundzwanzig– Zwanzigacht– Zwanzigundacht

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Yes, twenty-eight (28) is achtundzwanzig in German. Please continue to the next question.

Question 13

What number is zweiundzwanzig?– Twelve (12)– Twenty-three (23)– Twenty-two (22)

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Yes, zweiundzwanzig is twenty-two (22). Please continue to the next question.

Question 14

What is the pattern for the number thirty (30)?– Base number + zehn– Base number + ßig– Base number + ty

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Yes, the pattern for thirty (30) is the base number (drei) plus ßig to form dreißig.

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How did you do?

If you did well, then you seem to know your numbers fairly well. It never hurts to review more though.

If you missed some questions, please spend some time reviewing your numbers. Making flashcards is helpful.