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Kempten Foundation Camp
Module 6 of 12 — Numbers 1–20
📍 Kempten, Bavaria
Kempten, Bavaria — Basilica of St. Lorenz with Bavarian Alps at golden hour
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Numbers 1–20

Numbers are everywhere in Germany — on menus, signs, and tickets. Learn the first twenty and you can handle most daily situations.

Kempten is one of Germany’s oldest cities. Nestled in the Bavarian Alps, it is the perfect place to take your very first steps in German.

One to twenty

1eins
2zwei
3drei
4vier
5fünf
6sechs
7sieben
8acht
9neun
10zehn
11elf
12zwölf
13dreizehn
14vierzehn
15fünfzehn
16sechzehn
17siebzehn
18achtzehn
19neunzehn
20zwanzig

A useful sentence

Ich bin [Zahl] Jahre alt.

I am [number] years old.

13

13 to 19: add "zehn" after the first digit.

drei + zehn = dreizehn. vier + zehn = vierzehn.

20

Zwanzig (20) does not follow the "-zehn" pattern. Learn it by itself.

Zwölf (12) is also irregular. Learn it directly.

Practice

What is "sieben" in English?

How do you say 12 in German?

Which German word means "fifteen"?

What does "zwanzig" mean?

What comes after "neun" (9)?