Count from 0 to 100 in German, say how old you are, exchange phone numbers, and ask basic questions with wie and wie viel.
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| German | Meaning |
|---|---|
| die Zahl, -en | number |
| die Nummer, -n | number |
| die Telefonnummer, -n | phone number |
| die Handynummer, -n | mobile phone number |
| die E-Mail-Adresse, -n | email address |
| das Alter (Sg.) | age |
| das Jahr, -e | year |
| wie alt | how old |
| wie viel | how much / how many |
| null | zero |
| eins | one |
| zwei | two |
| drei | three |
| zehn | ten |
| zwanzig | twenty |
| dreißig | thirty |
| vierzig | forty |
| fünfzig | fifty |
| hundert | hundred |
| alt | old |
| haben | to have |
| die Vorwahl, -en | area code / dialling code |
German numbers follow a clear system. From 13 to 19, combine the unit with -zehn (e.g., dreizehn = 13); note the shortened forms sechzehn (16) and siebzehn (17). The tens ending is -zig (e.g., vierzig = 40), except for dreißig (30), which uses -ßig, and the shortened sechzig (60) and siebzig (70).
For two-digit numbers higher than 20, say the unit first, then und (and), then the tens as a single word: 24 is vierundzwanzig (four-and-twenty).
| Number | German | Number | German |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | null | 20 | zwanzig |
| 1 | eins | 21 | einundzwanzig |
| 2 | zwei | 24 | vierundzwanzig |
| 3 | drei | 30 | dreißig |
| 10 | zehn | 40 | vierzig |
| 12 | zwölf | 100 | hundert |
To ask someone's age, use the verb sein (to be) with wie alt:
To answer, use Ich bin ... Jahre alt (or simply Ich bin ...):
Ich bin 28 Jahre alt. (I am 28 years old.) · Er ist 35 Jahre alt. (He is 35 years old.)
In German, you use wie (how) to ask for contact details and age:
Note: English uses what for phone numbers, but German always uses wie (Wie ist Ihre Nummer?).
Tap the words in the right order.
Write a short personal introduction (4 to 5 sentences) for a language school contact list: state your name, your age, where you come from, where you live, and your mobile number.
Ich heiße Arjun Patel. Ich bin 29 Jahre alt. Ich komme aus Indien, aus Mumbai. Ich wohne in Frankfurt. Meine Handynummer ist 0176 98765432.
In Germany, phone numbers usually start with a zero. Mobile numbers (Handynummern) typically begin with prefixes like 015, 016, or 017. Landline numbers start with a city area code (Vorwahl), such as 030 for Berlin or 089 for Munich. When spelling an email address out loud, the symbol @ is pronounced at, and a dot . is called Punkt.
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