How to Learn Counting in German? Here are a few tips:
- Learn 1–10 perfectly first. Everything else builds from these basic numbers.
- Memorize the tens separately: zwanzig, dreißig, vierzig, fünfzig, etc.
- Notice the German pattern: “one-and-twenty” instead of “twenty-one.”
- Say numbers aloud daily. Speaking improves memory faster than silent reading.
- Practice counting forward and backward every day from 1–100.
- Group numbers into families like 21–29, 31–39, 41–49.
- Focus on tricky spellings: sechzig, siebzig, dreißig, zwölf.
- Use real-life examples like prices, phone numbers, dates, and ages.
- Write numbers repeatedly by hand with pronunciation and English meanings together.
- Listen to German counting videos or songs and repeat after speakers.
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- Null /nool/ — Zero
- Ein Viertel /ayn feer-tel/ — Quarter
- Die Hälfte /dee helf-teh/ — Half
- Drei Viertel /dry feer-tel/ — Three quarters
Have a look at the tens before we start.
- Zehn /tsayn/ — Ten
- Zwanzig /tsvan-tsig/ — Twenty
- Dreißig /dry-sig/ — Thirty
- Vierzig /feer-tsig/ — Forty
- Fünfzig /foonf-tsig/ — Fifty
- Sechzig /zekh-tsig/ — Sixty
- Siebzig /zeeb-tsig/ — Seventy
- Achtzig /akht-tsig/ — Eighty
- Neunzig /noyn-tsig/ — Ninety
- Hundert /hoon-dert/ — One hundred
1 – 100
- Eins /ayns/ — One
- Zwei /tsvy/ — Two
- Drei /dry/ — Three
- Vier /feer/ — Four
- Fünf /foonf/ — Five
- Sechs /zeks/ — Six
- Sieben /zee-ben/ — Seven
- Acht /akht/ — Eight
- Neun /noyn/ — Nine
- Zehn /tsayn/ — Ten
- Elf /elf/ — Eleven
- Zwölf /tsvoolf/ — Twelve
- Dreizehn /dry-tsayn/ — Thirteen
- Vierzehn /feer-tsayn/ — Fourteen
- Fünfzehn /foonf-tsayn/ — Fifteen
- Sechzehn /zekh-tsayn/ — Sixteen
- Siebzehn /zeeb-tsayn/ — Seventeen
- Achtzehn /akht-tsayn/ — Eighteen
- Neunzehn /noyn-tsayn/ — Nineteen
- Zwanzig /tsvan-tsig/ — Twenty
- Einundzwanzig /ayn-oont-tsvan-tsig/ — Twenty-one
- Zweiundzwanzig /tsvy-oont-tsvan-tsig/ — Twenty-two
- Dreiundzwanzig /dry-oont-tsvan-tsig/ — Twenty-three
- Vierundzwanzig /feer-oont-tsvan-tsig/ — Twenty-four
- Fünfundzwanzig /foonf-oont-tsvan-tsig/ — Twenty-five
- Sechsundzwanzig /zeks-oont-tsvan-tsig/ — Twenty-six
- Siebenundzwanzig /zee-ben-oont-tsvan-tsig/ — Twenty-seven
- Achtundzwanzig /akht-oont-tsvan-tsig/ — Twenty-eight
- Neunundzwanzig /noyn-oont-tsvan-tsig/ — Twenty-nine
- Dreißig /dry-sig/ — Thirty
- Einunddreißig /ayn-oont-dry-sig/ — Thirty-one
- Zweiunddreißig /tsvy-oont-dry-sig/ — Thirty-two
- Dreiunddreißig /dry-oont-dry-sig/ — Thirty-three
- Vierunddreißig /feer-oont-dry-sig/ — Thirty-four
- Fünfunddreißig /foonf-oont-dry-sig/ — Thirty-five
- Sechsunddreißig /zeks-oont-dry-sig/ — Thirty-six
- Siebenunddreißig /zee-ben-oont-dry-sig/ — Thirty-seven
- Achtunddreißig /akht-oont-dry-sig/ — Thirty-eight
- Neununddreißig /noyn-oont-dry-sig/ — Thirty-nine
- Vierzig /feer-tsig/ — Forty
- Einundvierzig /ayn-oont-feer-tsig/ — Forty-one
- Zweiundvierzig /tsvy-oont-feer-tsig/ — Forty-two
- Dreiundvierzig /dry-oont-feer-tsig/ — Forty-three
- Vierundvierzig /feer-oont-feer-tsig/ — Forty-four
- Fünfundvierzig /foonf-oont-feer-tsig/ — Forty-five
- Sechsundvierzig /zeks-oont-feer-tsig/ — Forty-six
- Siebenundvierzig /zee-ben-oont-feer-tsig/ — Forty-seven
- Achtundvierzig /akht-oont-feer-tsig/ — Forty-eight
- Neunundvierzig /noyn-oont-feer-tsig/ — Forty-nine
- Fünfzig /foonf-tsig/ — Fifty
- Einundfünfzig /ayn-oont-foonf-tsig/ — Fifty-one
- Zweiundfünfzig /tsvy-oont-foonf-tsig/ — Fifty-two
- Dreiundfünfzig /dry-oont-foonf-tsig/ — Fifty-three
- Vierundfünfzig /feer-oont-foonf-tsig/ — Fifty-four
- Fünfundfünfzig /foonf-oont-foonf-tsig/ — Fifty-five
- Sechsundfünfzig /zeks-oont-foonf-tsig/ — Fifty-six
- Siebenundfünfzig /zee-ben-oont-foonf-tsig/ — Fifty-seven
- Achtundfünfzig /akht-oont-foonf-tsig/ — Fifty-eight
- Neunundfünfzig /noyn-oont-foonf-tsig/ — Fifty-nine
- Sechzig /zekh-tsig/ — Sixty
- Einundsechzig /ayn-oont-zekh-tsig/ — Sixty-one
- Zweiundsechzig /tsvy-oont-zekh-tsig/ — Sixty-two
- Dreiundsechzig /dry-oont-zekh-tsig/ — Sixty-three
- Vierundsechzig /feer-oont-zekh-tsig/ — Sixty-four
- Fünfundsechzig /foonf-oont-zekh-tsig/ — Sixty-five
- Sechsundsechzig /zeks-oont-zekh-tsig/ — Sixty-six
- Siebenundsechzig /zee-ben-oont-zekh-tsig/ — Sixty-seven
- Achtundsechzig /akht-oont-zekh-tsig/ — Sixty-eight
- Neunundsechzig /noyn-oont-zekh-tsig/ — Sixty-nine
- Siebzig /zeeb-tsig/ — Seventy
- Einundsiebzig /ayn-oont-zeeb-tsig/ — Seventy-one
- Zweiundsiebzig /tsvy-oont-zeeb-tsig/ — Seventy-two
- Dreiundsiebzig /dry-oont-zeeb-tsig/ — Seventy-three
- Vierundsiebzig /feer-oont-zeeb-tsig/ — Seventy-four
- Fünfundsiebzig /foonf-oont-zeeb-tsig/ — Seventy-five
- Sechsundsiebzig /zeks-oont-zeeb-tsig/ — Seventy-six
- Siebenundsiebzig /zee-ben-oont-zeeb-tsig/ — Seventy-seven
- Achtundsiebzig /akht-oont-zeeb-tsig/ — Seventy-eight
- Neunundsiebzig /noyn-oont-zeeb-tsig/ — Seventy-nine
- Achtzig /akht-tsig/ — Eighty
- Einundachtzig /ayn-oont-akht-tsig/ — Eighty-one
- Zweiundachtzig /tsvy-oont-akht-tsig/ — Eighty-two
- Dreiundachtzig /dry-oont-akht-tsig/ — Eighty-three
- Vierundachtzig /feer-oont-akht-tsig/ — Eighty-four
- Fünfundachtzig /foonf-oont-akht-tsig/ — Eighty-five
- Sechsundachtzig /zeks-oont-akht-tsig/ — Eighty-six
- Siebenundachtzig /zee-ben-oont-akht-tsig/ — Eighty-seven
- Achtundachtzig /akht-oont-akht-tsig/ — Eighty-eight
- Neunundachtzig /noyn-oont-akht-tsig/ — Eighty-nine
- Neunzig /noyn-tsig/ — Ninety
- Einundneunzig /ayn-oont-noyn-tsig/ — Ninety-one
- Zweiundneunzig /tsvy-oont-noyn-tsig/ — Ninety-two
- Dreiundneunzig /dry-oont-noyn-tsig/ — Ninety-three
- Vierundneunzig /feer-oont-noyn-tsig/ — Ninety-four
- Fünfundneunzig /foonf-oont-noyn-tsig/ — Ninety-five
- Sechsundneunzig /zeks-oont-noyn-tsig/ — Ninety-six
- Siebenundneunzig /zee-ben-oont-noyn-tsig/ — Ninety-seven
- Achtundneunzig /akht-oont-noyn-tsig/ — Ninety-eight
- Neunundneunzig /noyn-oont-noyn-tsig/ — Ninety-nine
- Hundert /hoon-dert/ — One hundred.
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