Count to 100 in German
Counting in German is pretty straightforward, there are however rules that must be followed, particularly with the higher numbers like the ones we cover in todays lesson! Let's get started with some numbers between 36 and 102 before moving on to much larger numbers!
Resources for further reading:
How to count to 100 in German
Let's start with 36 to 102 in German
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sechsunddreißig
36
siebenunddreißig
37
achtunddreißig
38
neununddreißig
39
vierzig
40
einundvierzig
41
fünfzig
50
sechzig
60
siebzig
70
achtzig
80
neunzig
90
hundert
100
hunderteins
101
hundertzwei
102
Once you master the basic pattern, you can construct any number.
For example:
vierundfünfzig
54 (= 4+50)
dreiundvierzig
43 (= 3+40)
achtundneunzig
98 (= 8+90)
siebenundsiebzig
77 (= 7+70)
sechsundachtzig
86 (= 6+80)
zweiundsechzig
62 (= 2+60)
neunundvierzig
49 (= 9+40)
When talking about numbers between 100 and 999 always start with the first digit + a hundred and then read the last two digits starting from the right.
Here are some numbers from 103 to 1,000,000
hundertdrei
103
hundertvier
104
hundertzehn
110
hundertfünfzig
150
zweihundert
200
fünfhundertfünfzig
550
siebenhundert
700
neunhundert
900
tausend
1000
tausendeinhundert
1100
zweitausend
2000
dreitausend
3000
fünftausend
5000
zehntausend (10.000)
10,000
fünfhunderttausend (500.000)
500,000
eine Million (1.000.000)
1,000,000
zwei Millionen (2.000.000)
2,000,000
hundert Millionen (100.000.000)
100,000,000
For example:
einhundertfünfunddreißig
135 (= 100+35)
zweihundertsiebenundvierzig
247 (= 2+100+47)
dreihundertneunundsiebzig
379 (= 3+100+79)
It’s the same with numbers above 1000. Say all the digits starting from the left apart from the last two digits. Say the last two starting from the right.
For example:
zweitausendachthundertneunund sechzig
2869 (= 2000+800+69)
siebentausendsechshundertdreiund zwanzig
7623 (= 7000+600+23)
fünftausendundeinundvierzig
5041 (= 5000+41)
If you want more lessons on German time then I recommend these ones!
- Counting in German.
- Know the days of the week in German.
- All the months in German.
Bis bald!
Paul Weber: Rocket German
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