Numbers 1 to 100

German numbers follow a logical system — but with one major twist that catches every English speaker off guard. Numbers from 21 to 99 are said backwards compared to English. "Twenty-one" becomes "einundzwanzig" — literally "one-and-twenty". Let us learn the full system.

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Numbers 0 to 12

These are the foundation. They must be memorised individually.

Number	German	Pronunciation
0	null	nool
1	eins	ains
2	zwei	tsvai
3	drei	drai
4	vier	feer
5	fünf	fewnf
6	sechs	zeks
7	sieben	zee-ben
8	acht	akht
9	neun	noyn
10	zehn	tsehn
11	elf	elf
12	zwölf	tsverlf

Note: "Zwei" and "drei" rhyme, which can cause confusion on the phone. Germans often say "zwo" instead of "zwei" to avoid misunderstandings.

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Numbers 13 to 19