23rd February, 2010

German numbers above 100

posted 5 months ago

We have already learned how to count from 0 up to 100.

German numbers above 100 are combined in the same way as numbers above 20. All you do is add the word for 100, 200 etc in front of the two-figure number as in the example:
7 + 60 = siebenundsechzig; 400 + 7 + 60 = vierhundertsiebenundsechzig.

Note that Germans normally say hundertzwei for “one hundred and two”, and tausend where we would say “one thousand”. However, “Ein” is normally inserted in complex numbers such as tausendeinhundert (=1100).

It is possible to insert “und” between “hundert” and “eins” in the German for 101, and also between “tausend” and tens or units, e.g. tausend(und)eins, siebentausend(und)elf. But you don’t have to – it’s optional.

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