Welcome to the second chapter of Numbers. here we will learn numbers from 21 onwards.
In German, to say "in the twenties," short for the 1920s, you say in den zwanziger Jahren. In English, we write 21 as twenty-one however in German it would be written as einundzwanzig, as a single word. This means one and twenty.
21 twenty-one einundzwanzig ein+und+zwanzig
22 zweiundzwanzig
23 dreiundzwanzig
24 vierundzwanzig
25 fünfundzwanzig
26 sechsundzwanzig
27 siebenundzwanzig
28 achtundzwanzig
29 neunundzwanzig
30 dreißig (Note that unlike the other tens, dreißig has no "z" in its spelling.)
31 einunddreißig
Similarly, the numbers will be consistent with the system from the 20s.
40 vierzig
50 fünfzig
60 sechzig
70 siebzig
80 achtzig
90 neunzig
100 hundert or einhundert
100th(hundredth) der hundertste not der hunderte like der achte.
1/100(one-hundredth or one out of one hundred) is ein hundertstel and not ein hundertel.
101 hunderteins
101st der hunderterste, der 101.
102 hundertzwei
200 zweihundert
200th der zweihundertste, der 200.
In German, one thousand is written or printed as either 1000, 1.000, or 1 000, using a decimal point 'Punkt' or a space instead of a comma. This also applies to all German numbers above 1,000.
1000 tausend or eintausend
1000th tausendstel
1001 tausendeins
2000 zweitausend
2002 zweitausendzwei
9999 neuntausendneunhundertneunundneunzig that is nine-thousand-nine-hundred-ninety-nine.
This is neuntausend + neunhundert + neunundneunzig, 9000+900+99
Talking About Jahre ("Years")
For the years 1100 to 1999 in German, we say the hundert rather than the tausend, as for 1152 (elfhundertzweiundfünfzig) or 1864 (achtzehnhundertvierundsechzig).
1100 elfhundert (year, number)tausendeinhundert (number only)
2000 zweitausend (year, number)
"In the year 2001" can be spoken or written in German as im Jahre 2001 or im Jahr 2001 (zweitausendeins). If the word Jahr is left out, then the year is used by itself, with no im ("in the"). For example:
He was born in (the year) 2001.
Er ist im Jahre 2001 geboren. / Er ist 2001 geboren.
10,000 and Up
10,000 zehntausend 10.000
20,000 zwanzigtausend 20.000
100,000 hunderttausend
1,000,000(million) (eine) Million
2,000,000 zwei Millionen. (Note the space between zwei and Millionen also Millionen is in caps.)
1,000,000,000(billion) (eine) Milliarde
1,000,000,000,000(trillion) (eine) Billion
Let's practice making some sentences:
Who wants to win a million dollars?
Wer will eine Million Dollar gewinnen?
My father is 62 (sixty-two) years old.
Mein Vater ist 62 (zweiundsechzig) Jahre alt.
He was born in year 1958 (nineteen fifty-eight).
Er wurde im Jahr 1958 geboren (neunzehnhundertachtundfünfzig).
Peter got 78% (seventy-eight percent) score.
Peter erhielt 78% (achtundsiebzig Prozent).
For now keep practicing. Stay safe. Bis später. Tschüß.
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