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Cardinal Numbers

Number	German	Translation
0	null	zero
1	eins	one
2	zwei	two
3	drei	three
4	vier	four
5	fünf	five
6	sechs	six
7	sieben	seven
8	acht	eight
9	neun	nine
10	zehn	ten
11	elf	eleven
12	zwölf	twelve
13	dreizehn	thirteen
14	vierzehn	fourteen
15	fünfzehn	fifteen
16	sechzehn	sixteen
17	siebzehn	seventeen
18	achtzehn	eighteen
19	neunzehn	nineteen
20	zwanzig	twenty

After 20, numbers are formed by combining the units with the tens. However, in German, the unit number comes before the tens number:

• 21 is einundzwanzig (literally "one and twenty")
• 32 is zweiunddreißig (literally "two and thirty")
• 45 is fünfundvierzig (literally "five and forty")

German numbers follow this pattern up to 99 (neunundneunzig = ninety-nine).

Numbers 100 and Beyond

Larger numbers are built logically in German, with each part being joined together:

Number	German	Translation
100	hundert	one hundred
101	hundertundeins	one hundred one
200	zweihundert	two hundred
1000	tausend	one thousand
2000	zweitausend	two thousand
1,000,000	eine Million	one million
1,000,000,000	eine Milliarde	one billion

Note that the German words for "million" (Million) and "billion" (Milliarde) are capitalized as they are nouns, unlike the smaller numerals.

Using Numerals in German

Here are a few key points about how numerals are used in everyday German:

• Years: When expressing years, Germans typically say the number fully. For example, 1984 is read as neunzehnhundertvierundachtzig (nineteen hundred eighty-four).
• Prices: Prices are written in euros and cents, with a comma used as a decimal point. For example, €3,50 (three euros fifty cents) is pronounced drei Euro fünfzig.
• Telephone numbers: These are usually read as individual digits. For example, 2345 is read as zwei-drei-vier-fünf.

Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal numbers in German are used to indicate rank or order (first, second, third, etc.). They are formed by adding -te to the base number for numbers 1 to 19 and -ste for numbers 20 and higher. Ordinal numbers must also agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they modify.

Here are some examples of ordinal numbers in German:

Number	Ordinal Number (German)	Translation
1	erste	first
2	zweite	second
3	dritte	third
4	vierte	fourth
5	fünfte	fifth
10	zehnte	tenth
20	zwanzigste	twentieth
30	dreißigste	thirtieth

Examples:

• der erste Tag (the first day)
• die dritte Straße (the third street)