German Numbers

Welcome to the sixth German lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in German to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - German
one eins
first erster
two zwei
second zweiter
three drei
third dritter
four vier
fourth vierter
five fünf
fifth fünfter
six sechs
sixth sechster
seven sieben
seventh siebter
eight acht
eighth achter
nine neun
ninth neunter
ten zehn
tenth zehnter
eleven elf
eleventh elfter
twelve zwölf
twelfth zwölfter
thirteen dreizehn
thirteenth dreizehnter
fourteen vierzehn
once einmal
fifteen fünfzehn
twice zweimal
sixteen sechzehn
Monday Montag
seventeen siebzehn
Tuesday Dienstag
eighteen achtzehn
Wednesday Mittwoch
nineteen neunzehn
Thursday Donnerstag
twenty zwanzig
Friday Freitag
seventy one einundsiebzig
Saturday Samstag
one hundred hundert
Sunday Sonntag

Numbers Grammar Rules

German cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is German. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - German
I have three dogs [number + noun] Ich habe drei Hunde
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] Meine Tochter hat zwei Katzen
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] Sie spricht sieben Sprachen
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] Mein Bruder hat einen Sohn
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] Dies ist meine zweite Lektion
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] Hast Du das dritte Buch gelesen?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow Kuh

goat Ziege

donkey Esel

horse Pferd

dog Hund

cat Katze

mouse Maus

bird Vogel

Conversation in German

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - German
Where are you from? Woher kommen Sie?
I'm from the U.S Ich komme aus Amerika.
I'm American Ich bin Amerikaner
Where do you live? Wo wohnen Sie?
I live in the U.S Ich lebe in Amerika.
What do you do for a living? Was machen Sie beruflich?
I'm a student Ich bin Student

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