Free German Lesson 2: Numbers, Age and Phone Numbers
Level: A0–A1. Study time: 15 minutes. Free introductory study material.
Count from 0 to 20
| Number | German |
|---|---|
| 0 | null |
| 1 | eins |
| 2 | zwei |
| 3 | drei |
| 4 | vier |
| 5 | fünf |
| 6 | sechs |
| 7 | sieben |
| 8 | acht |
| 9 | neun |
| 10 | zehn |
| 11 | elf |
| 12 | zwölf |
| 13 | dreizehn |
| 14 | vierzehn |
| 15 | fünfzehn |
| 16 | sechzehn |
| 17 | siebzehn |
| 18 | achtzehn |
| 19 | neunzehn |
| 20 | zwanzig |
Bigger numbers
30 = dreißig; 40 = vierzig; 50 = fünfzig; 60 = sechzig; 70 = siebzig; 80 = achtzig; 90 = neunzig; 100 = hundert.
21 = einundzwanzig; 35 = fünfunddreißig; 42 = zweiundvierzig. In compound numbers such as 42, German says the ones digit before the tens digit.
Ask someone's age
Wie alt bist du? — How old are you? (informal)
Wie alt sind Sie? — How old are you? (formal)
Ich bin 25 Jahre alt. — I am 25 years old.
Ask for a phone number
Wie ist Ihre Telefonnummer? — What is your phone number? (formal)
Meine Telefonnummer ist … — My phone number is … .
When giving a telephone number, say digits clearly, often one at a time. For example 017: null – eins – sieben.
Small conversation
A: Guten Tag! Wie alt sind Sie?
B: Ich bin fünfundzwanzig Jahre alt.
A: Danke! Wie ist Ihre Telefonnummer?
B: Meine Telefonnummer ist … .
Practice questions
- What is 7 in German?
- What is 12 in German?
- How do you say 21 in German?
- Translate: “I am 30 years old.”
- How do you formally ask “How old are you?”
Show practice answers
- sieben
- zwölf
- einundzwanzig
- Ich bin dreißig Jahre alt.
- Wie alt sind Sie?
Speaking task: Say your age, then count aloud from zero to twenty. You can use your phone's accessibility read-aloud feature; built-in recorded audio is not yet installed.