Numbers 1-10 in German
10 questions · Beginner
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How to answer
Write the number as a word in German. One is eins when counting. German number words are not capitalized.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | eins |
| 2 | zwei |
| 3 | drei |
| 4 | vier |
| 5 | fünf |
| 6 | sechs |
| 7 | sieben |
| 8 | acht |
| 9 | neun |
| 10 | zehn |
How the numbers work
Several of the numbers look like English: drei (three), sechs (six), acht (eight), neun (nine).
Watch ei and ie: zwei (2) and drei (3), but vier (4) and sieben (7). 1 is eins when you count, and number words are written in lowercase.
Sources
We checked the answers against these references.
- Cambridge Dictionary dictionary.cambridge.org
- Cambridge: eins dictionary.cambridge.org
- Cambridge: zwei dictionary.cambridge.org
- Cambridge: drei dictionary.cambridge.org
- Cambridge: vier dictionary.cambridge.org
- Cambridge: fünf dictionary.cambridge.org
- Cambridge: sechs dictionary.cambridge.org
- Cambridge: sieben dictionary.cambridge.org
- Cambridge: acht dictionary.cambridge.org
- Cambridge: neun dictionary.cambridge.org
- Cambridge: zehn dictionary.cambridge.org
