German numbers from zero to ten
Count objects, read a phone number, and practise a short daily routine.
10 minutes · A free lesson from First steps: alphabet and everyday basics · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
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Count from zero to ten
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- Narrator: nullSay: nulنُلMeans: zero
- Narrator: einsSay: ainsآئنسMeans: one
- Narrator: zweiSay: tsvyتسوائیMeans: two
- Narrator: dreiSay: dryدرائیMeans: three
- Narrator: vierSay: feerفیرMeans: four
- Narrator: fünfSay: fuenfفُنفMeans: five
- Narrator: sechsSay: zeksزےکسMeans: six
- Narrator: siebenSay: zee-benزی بنMeans: seven
- Narrator: achtSay: akhtاَختMeans: eight
- Narrator: neunSay: noynنوئنMeans: nine
- Narrator: zehnSay: tsehnتسےنMeans: ten
Count five objects around you. Then say a pretend phone number one digit at a time. Practise for five minutes today: your alphabet, a greeting, your name, and numbers from zero to ten.
Say it out loud (35 seconds): Count from zero to ten. Then say the digits 2, 5, 8, 0 and 3 in the language you are learning.
Quick check: Which word is the number three?
- zwei
- drei
- vier
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B: drei
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Which word is the number seven?
- sechs
- sieben
- acht
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B: sieben — sechs = 6, sieben = 7, acht = 8.
Quick check: Which word is the number ten?
- zehn
- eins
- zwei
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A: zehn — zehn = 10. eins is 1 and zwei is 2.
Quick check: Which word is the number five?
- vier
- neun
- fünf
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C: fünf — fünf = 5. vier is 4 and neun is 9.