How to Write German Numbers

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Last Updated: October 30, 2024

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.

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Learn the numbers:
- 0 - null - nooh-ll
- 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-tsayne
- 14 - vierzehn - feer-tsayne
- 15 - fünfzehn - foo-nf-tsayne
- 16 - sechzehn - zek-tsayne
- 17 - siebzehn - zeeb-tsayne
- 18 - achtzehn - akt-tsayne
- 19 - neunzehn - noin-tsayne
- 20 - zwanzig - tsvan-tsig
- 30 - dreiβig - dry-tsig
- 40 - vierzig - feer-tsig
- 50 - fünfzig - foo-nf-tsig
- 60 - sechzig - zek-tsig
- 70 - siebzig - zeeb-tsig
- 80 - achtzig - akt-tsig
- 90 - neunzig - noin-tsig
- 100 - hundert - hoon-dert
- 200 - zweihundert - tsvy-hoon-dert
  - and so forth.
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After that, you need to know how to write the "in between numbers," such as:
- 21 - einundzwanzig - eyn-oond-tsvan-tsig
- 22 - zweiundzwanzig - tsvy-oond-tsvan-tsig
- 23 - dreiundzwanzig - dry-oond-tsvan-tsig
  - 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:
- 36 - sechsunddreiβig - zexs-oond-dry-tsig
- 44 - vierundvierzig - feer-oond-feer-tsig
- 59 - neunundfünfzig - noin-oond-foo-nf-tsig
  - and so forth.

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How can I write "1976" in German numbers?

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Neunzehnhundertsechsundsiebzig (noin-tsehn-hoon-dert-zexs-oond-zeeb-zig) OR eintausendneunhundertsechsundsiebzig (eyn-tauzend-noin-hoon-dert-zexs-oond-zeeb-zig).

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Fünftausendneunhundertneunundvierzig komma null drei is the way you would write it in German, or 5.949,03 for short.

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Tausendeins, or 1.001 for short, would be the way to write 1001 in German.

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A German "z" is normally pronounced like an English "ts".

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A German "s" is normally pronounced like an English "z".

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In German, an "ig" at the end of a word is somewhat pronounced as a light "ch", almost like the "h" sound in the English word "huge".

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