A1 · grammar
Big Numbers, Prices & Phone Numbers
hundert, tausend, drei Euro fünfzig: shop and give phone numbers.
Hundreds and thousands
| Number | German |
|---|---|
| 100 | (ein)hundert |
| 101 | hunderteins |
| 125 | hundertfünfundzwanzig |
| 200 | zweihundert |
| 999 | neunhundertneunundneunzig |
| 1 000 | (ein)tausend |
| 2 500 | zweitausendfünfhundert |
| 1 000 000 | eine Million |
Numbers are written as one word and the units come before the tens: vierundsechzig (4 + 60).
Prices
| Written | Spoken |
|---|---|
| 3,50 € | drei Euro fünfzig |
| 12,99 € | zwölf Euro neunundneunzig |
| 0,80 € | achtzig Cent |
Ask: Wie viel kostet das? – Das kostet zwei Euro fünfzig.
In writing German uses a comma for decimals and a dot or space for thousands: 1.250,50 €.
Phone numbers
Phone numbers are often read in pairs or digit by digit: 0 1 7 6 – zwei drei vier – fünf sechs. Say zwo for 2 on the phone to avoid confusion with drei.
Test Your Knowledge
1. How do you write 200 in German?
2. How do you say 3,50 €?
3. 1000 is...