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Count in German 1–20

German numbers are regular once you know the basics. Here are 1–20 and the tens.

1 to 10

The building blocks — memorize these first.

einsone (1)
zweitwo (2)
dreithree (3)
vierfour (4)
fünffive (5)
sechssix (6)
siebenseven (7)
achteight (8)
neunnine (9)
zehnten (10)

11 to 20

Watch out for elf and zwölf — they're irregular.

elfeleven (11)
zwölftwelve (12)
dreizehnthirteen (13)
vierzehnfourteen (14)
fünfzehnfifteen (15)
zwanzigtwenty (20)

The tens

Counting by tens up to a hundred.

dreißigthirty (30)
vierzigforty (40)
fünfzigfifty (50)
hunderthundred (100)

Frequently asked

Count in German 1–20?
German numbers are regular once you know the basics. Here are 1–20 and the tens.
How do you say "one (1)" in German?
"one (1)" is "eins" in German.
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