Introduction:

Learning a language comprises not only the alphabets and the words but also numbers, number systems, number names, and measurements too. Apart from learning the German language, you will also learn to count using German numbers from 1 to 100 and more. Learning numbers is something you should never skip. English and German are very closely related so there are only a few differences between the way numbers are used in both languages. We at Multibhashi are set to teach you numbers in German in the easiest ways. Multibhashi trains minds as young as 4-year-olds to as old as you can be, with the same enthusiasm. With the help of live online learning sessions, you can interact with the trainer, ask questions, get the doubts solved, and practice the lessons taught.

 

In this blog we will see how we can learn numbers in German in an easy way.

Learning numbers in German is not that hard, and Multibhashi makes it a lot easier for you to learn with its awesome methods and techniques. Let us have a look at how Multibhashi teaches your numbers in German in the easiest way. If you are wondering how to say “numbers” in German, it’s “Zahlen”. German uses the same numbering system as English.  You will also see that the pronunciation of these is also very close to English. 

Let us start with the cardinal numbers. While learning German, just like English you have to learn the numbers from 0 to 9 these are the easiest and stay the same no matter what “tens” they are in. the numbers 11 and 12 just like English are different from the rest of the number names. Let us see the numbers from 1 to 12. 

0 – null, 1 – eins, 2 – zwei, 3 – drei, 4 – vier, 5 – Fünf, 6 – sechs, 7 – sieben, 8 – acht, 9 – neun, 10 – zehn, 11 – elf, 12 – Zwölf.

After the number 12, numbers from 13 to 19 will be written as:

13 – dreizehn, 14 – vierzehn, 15 – fünfzehn, 16 – sechzehn, 17 – siebzehn, 18 – achtzehn, 19 – neunzehn. 

In English, we start building numbers with two parts after 10. We divide it like the tens value and the value of the one. We do it in the same way for German Numbers, and the pattern begins from 13 itself. Once you have learned the names for 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 you will be able to count all the way to 99. Let us see how these are written.

10 – zehn, 20 – zwanzig, 30 – Dreiβig, 40 – vierzig, 50 – Fünfzig, 60 – sechzig, 70 – siebzig, 80-achtzig, 90 – neunzig. 

Counting from 100 and beyond gets easier. 100 is called einhundert in German.

Before you have learned everything about German numbers, let’s move on to the ordinal numbers in German. You will notice that these are much simpler and easier to remember than English. And all of these follow the rules of adjectives meaning that these are used as adjectives in a sentence. Another interesting fact to remember while writing them is that they are not written as we write in English that is, in English, we write 1st, 2nd, 4th, etc in order to indicate that it is ordinal. However, in German, it is simply written as 1. , 2. , 4. Etc. The full stop after the number indicates that it is ordinal. Let’s see how they are spelled in German. 

first — erste, second — zweite, third — dritte, fourth — vierte, fifth — Fünfte, sixth — sechste, etc. 

Did you notice that all of them end with “te”? It is all about following the patterns in learning German numbers easily. 

This right now might appear to you as a daunting and very confusing task, but practice and learning in small portions will make counting in German easy for you. All we need to do is remember the suffixes and the flow of words that connect together. Once you do that you will easily be able to count in German. Apart from just learning the spelling, also focus on the pronunciation even though it is similar to English, remember that it is not the exact same. And listen to numbers and how they are used in different types of sentences and situations. Because just knowing the numbers is not enough you should be able to use them in sentences too. Multibhashi is here to help you with any difficulty you face throughout your journey of learning German.