How Do You Count in German from 21 to 100? (2024)

In ourprevious lesson, we introduced you to the German numbers from 0 to 20. Now it's time to expand to "higher" math—from 21 (einundzwanzig) to 100 (hundert). Once you have a grasp of the twenties, the rest of the numbers up to 100 and beyond are similar and easy to learn. You'll also be using many of the numbers you learned from zero (null) to 20.

For the German numbers above 20, think of the English nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence" and the line "four and twenty blackbirds" ("baked in a pie"). In German, you say one-and-twenty (einundzwanzig) rather than twenty-one. All of the numbers over 20 work the same way:zweiundzwanzig(22),einundreißig(31),dreiundvierzig(43), etc. No matter how long they may be, German numbers are written as one word.

For numbers above (ein)hundert, the pattern just repeats itself. The number 125 ishundertfünfundzwanzig. To say 215 in German, you simply putzweiin front ofhundertto makezweihundertfünfzehn. Three hundred isdreihundertand so on.

Wie Viel? / Wie Viele?

To ask "how much" you saywie viel. To ask "how many" you saywie viele. For example, a simple math problem would be:Wie viel ist drei und vier?(How much is three and four?). To ask "how many cars" you would say:Wie viele Autos?, as inWie viele Autos hat Karl?(How many cars does Karl have?).

After you go over the number charts below, try seeing if you can write down a number above 20 in German. You could even try simple math in German!

Die Zahlen 20-100 (by tens)

20 zwanzig	70 siebzig
30 dreißig	80 achtzig
40 vierzig	90 neunzig
50 fünfzig	100 hundert *
60 sechzig	* or einhundert

Note: The numbersechzig(60) drops thesinsechs. The numbersiebzig(70) drops theeninsieben. The numberdreißig(30) is the only one of the tens that doesn't end with -zig. (dreißig=dreissig)

Die Zahlen 21-30

21 einundzwanzig	26 sechsundzwanzig
22 zweiundzwanzig	27 siebenundzwanzig
23 dreiundzwanzig	28 achtundzwanzig
24 vierundzwanzig	29 neunundzwanzig
25 fünfundzwanzig	30 dreißig

Note: The numberdreißig(30) is the only one of the tens that doesn't end with -zig.

Die Zahlen 31-40

31 einunddreißig	36 sechsunddreißig
32 zweiunddreißig	37 siebenunddreißig
33 dreiunddreißig	38 achtunddreißig
34 vierunddreißig	39 neununddreißig
35 fünfunddreißig	40 vierzig

Die Zahlen 41-100 (selected numbers)

41 einundvierzig	86 sechsundachtzig
42 zweiundvierzig	87 siebenundachtzig
53 dreiundfünfzig	98 achtundneunzig
64 vierundsechzig	99 neunundneunzig
75 fünfundsiebzig	100 hundert

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