German Numbers (Zahlen)
Numbers are very important in daily life. Let’s start with 1–20, then learn how to form bigger numbers.
Numbers 1–20
| Number | German | Pronunciation |
|---|
| 1 | eins | ines |
| 2 | zwei | tsvai |
| 3 | drei | dry |
| 4 | vier | feer |
| 5 | fünf | foonf |
| 6 | sechs | zex |
| 7 | sieben | zee-ben |
| 8 | acht | ahkt |
| 9 | neun | noyn |
| 10 | zehn | tsayn |
| 11 | elf | elf |
| 12 | zwölf | tsvöl-f |
| 13 | dreizehn | dry-tsayn |
| 14 | vierzehn | feer-tsayn |
| 15 | fünfzehn | foonf-tsayn |
| 16 | sechzehn | zech-tsayn |
| 17 | siebzehn | zeeb-tsayn |
| 18 | achtzehn | ahkt-tsayn |
| 19 | neunzehn | noyn-tsayn |
| 20 | zwanzig | tsvan-tsikh |
Tens & Hundreds
| Number | German | Pronunciation |
|---|
| 30 | dreißig | dry-sikh |
| 40 | vierzig | feer-tsikh |
| 50 | fünfzig | foonf-tsikh |
| 60 | sechzig | zehk-tsikh |
| 70 | siebzig | zeeb-tsikh |
| 80 | achtzig | ahkt-tsikh |
| 90 | neunzig | noyn-tsikh |
| 100 | hundert | hoon-dert |
Numbers 21–29 (Examples)
| Number | German | Pronunciation |
|---|
| 21 | einundzwanzig | ine-oont-tsvan-tsikh |
| 22 | zweiundzwanzig | tsvai-oont-tsvan-tsikh |
| 23 | dreiundzwanzig | dry-oont-tsvan-tsikh |
| 24 | vierundzwanzig | feer-oont-tsvan-tsikh |
| 25 | fünfundzwanzig | foonf-oont-tsvan-tsikh |
| 26 | sechsundzwanzig | zex-oont-tsvan-tsikh |
| 27 | siebenundzwanzig | zee-ben-oont-tsvan-tsikh |
| 28 | achtundzwanzig | ahkt-oont-tsvan-tsikh |
| 29 | neunundzwanzig | noyn-oont-tsvan-tsikh |
💡 Tip: German builds numbers by saying the **ones digit first**, then und (“and”), then the tens.
Example: 21 = ein + und + zwanzig → einundzwanzig (“one and twenty”).