Basic numbers: Numbers

💬 The 'ei' in 'eins' is pronounced like the 'i' in 'mine'.

🇩🇪 In Germany, showing the number one with your index finger is a common way to indicate 'one'.

💬 The 'z' is pronounced like 'ts' in 'tsunami'.

🇩🇪 The thumb is used to signify the number two in Germany when counting with fingers.

💬 The 'd' in 'drei' is hard, similar to 'dray'.

🇩🇪 In conversations, 'dreimal' (three times) is often used in Germany to express a strong agreement or affirmation.

💬 Pronounce 'vier' like 'fear' but with a softer 'v'.

🇩🇪 Numbers are critical in ordering any food, such as 'vier Brötchen' (four bread rolls).

💬 The umlaut 'ü' is pronounced like 'ue' in French 'rue'.

🇩🇪 'Fünf' can be tricky, but knowing it is useful for telling time, like 'fünf Uhr' (five o'clock).

💬 The 'ch' in 'sechs' is a breathy sound, as in 'Bach'.

🇩🇪 Germans love 'Sechs im Lotto', a lottery game where picking six correct numbers can lead to big winnings.

💬 'Sieben' sounds close to 'zeeben'.

🇩🇪 In Grimm's fairy tales, the number seven often appears, like in 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.

💬 The 'ch' is a hard sound, like in Scottish 'loch'.

🇩🇪 'Acht' is often associated with the 'Achtbahn', a roller coaster in Germany.

💬 'Neun' sounds like 'noin'.

🇩🇪 The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer) fell on November 9th, a memorable date in German history.