Basics of the German Language

Numbers

The number system in German is pretty easy and logical. Here's 0-12 in 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

Counting past 12 is as easy as taking the number from the ones place and putting it in front of the tens place. Take for example 13-19:

13–dreizehn
14–vierzehn
15–fünfzehn
16–sechzehn (notice the 's' in 'sechs' was dropped)
17–siebzehn (notice the 'en' in 'sieben' was dropped)
18–achtzehn
19–neunzehm

The suffix 'zig' is added after the multiplier digit, which is just the number that you're trying to make into a multiple of 10. Here are the numbers for the tens place for 20-90:

20–zwanzig (the multiplier digit for this is irregular)
30–dreißig
40–vierzig
50–fünfzig
60–sechzig (notice the 's' in 'sechs' was dropped)
70–siebzig (notice the 'en' in 'sieben' was dropped)
80–achtzig
90–neunzig

When counting in hundreds, put the multiplier digit, 'hundert', and follow with the pattern for tens stared previously but don't include any spaces. For example:

100–einhundert (notice the 's' in 'eins' has been dropped. This is because it's being used as an indefinite article, which will be covered later.)

101–einhunderteins

150–einhundertfünfzig

200–zweihundert

201–zweihundereins

250–zweihundertfünfzig

The pattern above can be repeated for all the numbers through 999. When dealing with thousands, 'tausend', a similar pattern is used.

1.000–eintausend (notice that in German, periods are used in numbers instead of commas)

1.001–eintausendeins

1.100–eintausendeinhundert

10.000–zehntausend

100.000–einhunderttausend

The pattern above can be repeated for all the numbers through 999,999.