Numbers & Time in German
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
Eins
One
I have one and two apples.
Zwei
Two
Two brothers and a sister together.
Drei
Three
We have three cats at home.
Vier
Four
I bought four apples.
Fünf
Five
She has five brothers and sisters.
Zehn
Ten
The bus arrives in ten minutes.
Zwanzig
Twenty
The book costs twenty euros.
Hundert
Hundred
A hundred students attend this school.
Tausend
Thousand
The town has about a thousand inhabitants.
Montag
Monday
On Monday, I have an English class.
Dienstag
Tuesday
On Tuesday, we're going to the movies.
Mittwoch
Wednesday
Wednesday is my favorite day of the week.
Donnerstag
Thursday
On Thursday, we have a P.E. class.
Freitag
Friday
On Friday, I want to leave early.
Samstag
Saturday
On Saturday, I visit my grandmother.
Sonntag
Sunday
On Sunday, we sleep in.
Januar
January
In January, it's very cold.
Juli
July
In July, we go on vacation.
Dezember
December
December is the last month.
Sekunde
Second
Wait a second, please.
Minute
Minute
A minute has sixty seconds.
Stunde
Hour
An hour lasts sixty minutes.
Uhr
Clock
It's four o'clock in the afternoon.
Halb
Half past
It's half past two.
Viertel nach
Quarter past
The train arrives at a quarter past five.
Mittag
Noon
We're meeting at noon at the restaurant.
Mitternacht
Midnight
At midnight, the new year begins.
Letzte Woche
Last week
Last week, I was on vacation.
Nächsten Monat
Next month
Next month, we're going to Berlin.
Geburtstag
Birthday
My birthday is in September.
Februar
February
In February, it's very cold and snowy.
März
March
March brings the first spring flowers.
April
April
In April, it often rains in Germany.
Mai
May
May is the most beautiful month of the year.
Juni
June
In June, summer vacation begins for students.
August
August
August is usually the hottest month.
September
September
In September, school starts again.
Oktober
October
October brings colorful autumn leaves everywhere.
November
November
In November, it gets dark and cold.
Sechs
Six
I bought six apples at the market.
Sieben
Seven
Seven cats live together in our family.
Acht
Eight
Eight students passed the exam today.
Neun
Nine
Nine people are waiting at the bus stop.
Dreißig
Thirty
My grandfather is thirty years older than me.
Heute Morgen
This morning
This morning I woke up early.
Heute Abend
This evening / Tonight
This evening we're going to the movies.
Nächstes Jahr
Next year
Next year we're going to Italy.
Letztes Jahr
Last year
Last year was a very good year.
Vor einer Woche
A week ago
A week ago I visited my grandma.
In zwei Tagen
In two days
School starts again in two days.
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