Knowing the numbers is a very important thing in every language. The best thing is to learn the numbers from 0 to 100 because you need them very often.
When do you need numbers?
Paying things:
If you want to pay something in the supermarket, in the restaurant oder somewhere else, you will always need the numbers. So it is better to know the numbers, instead of paying to much.
Talking about personal details:
If you want to present yourself, you will need numbers, too. There is for example your age, your date of birth or your telephone number.
Organising your stay in a hotel:
You also need the numbers to know when breakfast is served or which room is yours.
How could you learn the numbers?
Sometimes the only way to learn the numbers is just to learn them. Play Bingo, read telephone numbers or licence numbers aloud and repeat every number you hear.
You could start with five or ten numbers a day. After a while you will be faster and the numbers will be easier because in every language there is a logical structure.
Numbers in different languages
German
0 – null, 1 – eins, 2 – zwei, 3 – drei, 4 – vier, 5 – fünf, 6 – sechs, 7 – sieben, 8 – acht, 9 – neun, 10 – zehn
French
0 – zéro, 1 – un, 2 – deux, 3 – trois, 4 – quatre, 5 – cinq, 6 – six, 7 – sept, 8 – huit, 9 – neuf, 10 – dix
Italian
0 – zero, 1- uno, 2 – due, 3 – tre, 4 – quatro, 5 – cinque, 6 – sei, 7 – sette, 8 – otto, 9 – nove, 10 – dieci
Englisch
0 – zero, 1- one, 2 – two, 3 – three, 4 – four, 5 – five, 6 – six, 7 – seven, 8 – eight, 9 – nine, 10 – ten
Spanish
0 – cero, 1 – uno, 2 – dos, 3 – tres, 4 – cuatro, 5 – cinco, 6 – seis, 7 – siete, 8 – ocho, 9 – nueve, 10 – diez
Catalan
0 – zero, 1 – un, 2 – dos, 3 – tres, 4 – quatre, 5 – cinc, 6 – sis, 7 – set, 8 – vuit, 9 – nou, 10 – deu
Portuguese
0 – zero, 1- um, 2 – dois, 3 – três, 4 – quatro, 5 – cinco, 6 – seis, 7 – sete, 8 – oito, 9 – nove, 10 – dez
Swedish
0 – noll, 1 – ett, 2 – två, 3 – tre, 4 – fyra, 5 – fem, 6 – sex, 7 – sju, 8 – åtta, 9 – nio, 10 – tio
Dutch
0 – zero, 1 – één, 2 – twee, 3 – drie, 4 – vier, 5 – vijf, 6 – zes, 7 – zeven, 8 – acht, 9 – negen, 10 – tien
Danish
0 – nul, 1 – en, 2 – to, 3 – tre, 4 – fire, 5 – fem, 6 – seks, 7 – syv, 8 – otte, 9 – ni, 10 – ti
Icelandic
0 – núll, 1 – einn (m) / ein (w) / eitt (s), 2 – tveir (m) / tvær (w) / tvö (s), 3 – þrír (m) / þrjár (w) / þrjú (s), 4 – fjórir (m) / fjórar (w) / fjögur (s), 5 – fimm, 6 – sex, 7 – sjö, 8 – átta, 9 – níu, 10 – tíu
So start with the first ten numbers and improve your language skills!
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