The Ultimate Guide for Learning German Numbers 1 to 100

Need to know numbers in German but don’t know where to start? Check out this post for the ultimate guide for learning German numbers 1 to 100.

As someone who’s knows German at an A1 level, learning the numbers weren’t actually as hard as I thought. I obviously noticed some similarities between German numbers and English but there were also some exceptions.

So, if you’re studying German and you want to learn how to count in German from 1 to 100, you’ve come to the right place. This post alone highlights how to learn and remember German numbers as well as some exceptions to look out for grammatically.

What are the German numbers 1 to 100?

Here are the following cardinal German numbers from 1 to 100:

English	German
zero	null
one	eins
two	zwei
three	drei
four	vier
five	fuenf
six	sechs
seven	sieben
eight	acht
nine	neun
ten	zehn
eleven	elf
twelve	zwoelf
thirteen	dreizehn
fourteen	vierzehn
fifteen	fuenfzehn
sixteen	sechzehn
seventeen	siebzehn
eighteen	achtzehn
nineteen	neunzehn
twenty	zwanzig
twenty-one	einundzwanzig
twenty-two	zweiundzwanzig
twenty-three	dreiundzwanzig
twenty-four	vierundzwanzig
twenty-five	fuenfundzwanzig
twenty-six	sechsundzwanzig
twenty-seven	siebenundzwanzig
twenty-eight	achtundzwanzig
twenty-nine	neunundzwanzig
thirty	dreissig
thirty-one	einunddreissig
thirty-two	zweiunddreissig
thirty-three	dreiunddressig
thirty-four	vierunddressig
thirty-five	fuenfunddressig
thirty-six	sechsunddressig
thirty-seven	siebenunddressig
thirty-eight	achtunddressig
thirty-nine	neununddressig
forty	vierzig
forty-one	einundvierzig
forty-two	zweiundvierzig
forty-three	dreiundvierzig
forty-four	vierundvierzig
forty-five	fuenfundvierzig
forty-six	sechsundvierzig
forty-seven	siebenundvierzig
forty-eight	achtundvierzig
forty-nine	neunundvierzig
fifty	fuenfzig
fifty-one	einundfuenfzig
fifty-two	zweiundfuenfzig
fifty-three	dreiundfuenfzig
fifty-four	vierundfuenfzig
fifty-five	fuenfundfuenfzig
fifty-six	sechsundfuenfzig
fifty-seven	siebenundfuenfzig
fifty-eight	achtundfuenfzig
fifty-nine	neunundfuenfzig
sixty	sechzig
sixty-one	einundsechzig
sixty-two	zweiundsechzig
sixty-three	dreiundsechzig
sixty-four	vierundsechzig
sixty-five	fuenfundsechzig
sixty-six	sechsundsechzig
sixty-seven	siebenundsechzig
sixty-eight	achtundsechzig
sixty-nine	neunundsechzig
seventy	siebzig
seventy-one	einundsiebzig
seventy-two	zweiundsiebzig
seventy-three	dreiundsiebzig
seventy-four	vierundsiebzig
seventy-five	fuenfundsiebzig
seventy-six	sechsundsiebzig
seventy-seven	siebenundsiebzig
seventy-eight	achtundsiebzig
seventy-nine	neunundsiebzig
eighty	achtzig
eighty-one	einundachtzig
eighty-two	zweiundachtzig
eighty-three	dreiundachtzig
eighty-four	vierundachtzig
eighty-five	fuenfundachtzig
eighty-six	sechsundachtzig
eighty-seven	siebenundachtzig
eighty-eight	achtundachtzig
eighty-nine	neunundachtzig
ninety	neunzig
ninety-one	einundneunzig
ninety-two	zweiundneunzig
ninety-three	dreiundneunzig
ninety-four	vierundneunzig
ninety-five	fuenfundneunzig
ninety-six	sechsundneunzig
ninety-seven	siebenundneunzig
ninety-eight	achtundneunzig
ninety-nine	neunundneunzig
one hundred	einhundert

These numbers are very important to familiarize yourself with as an A1 German speaker since you’ll need to remember some of them for everyday situations in Germany.

German Numbers 0 to 10

However, in order to understand German numbers 0-100, it’s important to go over the basics. Therefore, if you want to learn German numbers quickly, it’s essential that you learn how to count from 0 to 10 first. In fact, the numbers from 0 to 10 are important for many different reasons. For one thing, you’ll see and hear these numbers on a daily basis whenever you’re in Germany. Secondly, they set the stage for all double digit numbers that come after it.

Here is how to pronounce German numbers from 0 to 10:

German Numbers 11 to 19

When it comes to German numbers from 11 to 19, as you can see, the numbers from 13-19 follow a pattern while the numbers from 11-12 don’t.

The pattern for numbers 13-19 is as follows:

The numbers simply take the first four letters of the number between three and nine for the single digits and add the word “zehn” to make a new number.

So for example, if the German number for “six” is sechs, then the German number for “sixteen” would be sechzehn.

The following formula below also gives a better visual of the morphology:

ersten 4 Buchstaben einer Zahl + zehn = Zahlen 13 bis 19

German Multiples of 10

When it comes to multiples of 10 in German, a specific pattern is used to create them. This pattern however doesn’t apply to the multiples of 20 and 30, however, they still have the same ending.

For example, if you go back to the table with all of the German cardinal numbers, you’ll notice that multiples of ten starting from 20 to 90 end in -zig. However, the only exception to this rule would be dreissig.

In addition, for German numbers 40-90, another pattern can also be seen.

These numbers take the first four letters of the number between four and nine for the single digits and add the word “zig” to the end of it.

So for example, if the German number for “four” is vier, then the German number for “forty” would be vierzig.

The following formula below also gives a better visual of the morphology:

ersten 4 Buchstaben einer Zahl + zig = Zehner von 40 bis 90

German Numbers 21 to 99

Furthermore, when it comes to numbers that are in between 21 to 99, another pattern can also be seen. For instance, in English, numbers are read from left to right. However, if you look closer at this number subset in German, the German numbers from 21 to 99 are read from right to left.

So, in other words, the number in the ones column is read first in German as the number in the tens column is read second.

For example, if you wanted to say 23 in German, it would be translated as dreiundzwanzig which means “3 and 20” in English. The und connects the two numbers together to form a new number that equals to the value of both.

The following formula below also gives a better visual of the morphology:

Zahl + und + [zahl](z)ig = Zahlen 21 bis 99 (außer Zehner)

Exceptions to Point Out

Another thing that’s important to note when you’re studying German numbers 1-100 is the fact that there are cases where the spelling is changed or omitted.

For example, if you look at the number eins, it has the letter “s” at the end of it. However, whenever this number is used in double digits, the “s” is omitted.

You can see this in German numbers for 21, 31, 41, 51, 61 and etc.

In addition, if you look at the number dressig, it has the “ss” before the suffix “ig”. However, if you look at other multiples of 10, 30 is the only number where the spelling is changed.

You can see this in German numbers for 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and etc.

Furthermore, if you look at the number sechs, it has the letter “s” at the end of it. However, sometimes the “s” is omitted when the number is used in the double digits.

You can see this in German numbers for 16, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 and etc.

Lastly, if you look at the number sieben, it has the letters “en” at the end of it. However, sometimes the “en” is omitted when the number is used in the double digits.

You can see this in German numbers for 17, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 and etc.

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Overall, I really hope you enjoyed reading this ultimate guide for learning German numbers 1 to 100. Please let me know in the comments down below which fact about German numbers surprised you the most. I would love to hear from you!

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