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Die
the
Namen
names
der
of the
Zahlen
numbers
von
from
null
zero
bis
to
zwölf
twelve
sind
are
null
zero
,
eins
one
,
zwei
two
,
drei
three
,
vier
four
,
fünf
five
,
sechs
six
,
sieben
seven
,
acht
eight
,
neun
nine
,
zehn
ten
,
elf
eleven
,
zwölf
twelve
.
The names of the numbers from zero to twelve are zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
Zahlen
numbers
,
die
that
eine
a
Menge
quantity
angeben
indicate
,
heißen
are called
Grundzahlen
basic numbers
oder
or
Kardinalzahlen
cardinal numbers
.
Numbers that indicate a quantity are called basic numbers or cardinal numbers.
Kardinalzahlen
cardinal numbers
schreibt
writes
man
one
im
in the
Deutschen
German
meistens
usually
klein
in lower case
.
In German, cardinal numbers are usually written in lower case.
In
in
Texten
texts
werden
will
die
the
Zahlen
numbers
von
from
null
zero
bis
to
zwölf
twelve
als
as
Wort
word
geschrieben
written
.
In texts, the numbers from zero to twelve are written as a word.
Ich
I
habe
have
zwei
two
Hände
hands
.
I have two hands.
Es
it
ist
is
drei
three
Uhr
o'clock
.
It is three o'clock.
Es
it
gibt
gives
vier
four
Jahreszeiten
seasons
:
Frühling
spring
,
Sommer
summer
,
Herbst
autumn
und
and
Winter
winter
.
There are four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Das
that
kostet
costs
fünf
five
Euro
euros
.
That costs five euros.
Ein
an
Insekt
insect
hat
has
sechs
six
Beine
legs
.
An insect has six legs.
Eine
a
Woche
week
hat
has
sieben
seven
Tage
days
.
There are seven days in a week.
Mein
my
Arbeitstag
working day
dauert
lasts
acht
eight
Stunden
hours
.
My working day lasts eight hours.
Ich
I
komme
come
um
at
neun
nine
Uhr
o'clock
.
I'll come at nine o'clock.
Ein
a
Mensch
human being
hat
has
zehn
ten
Finger
fingers
.
A person has ten fingers.
Eine
a
Fußballmannschaft
soccer team
hat
has
elf
eleven
Spieler
players
.
A soccer team has eleven players.
Ein
a
Jahr
year
hat
has
zwölf
twelve
Monate
months
.
A year has twelve months.
Der
the
Tacho
speedometer
steht
stands
auf
at
null
zero
.
The speedometer is at zero.
Die
the
Zahl
number
Eins
one
wird
will be
dekliniert
declined
,
das
that
bedeutet
does mean
an
on
das
the
Geschlecht
gender
und
and
den
the
Fall
case
angepasst
adapted
.
The number one is declined, which means adapted to the gender and the case.
Ich
I
habe
have
eine
one
Tochter
daughter
und
and
einen
one
Sohn
son
.
I have a daughter and a son.
Ich
I
habe
have
eine
a
Katze
cat
und
and
einen
a
Hund
dog
.
I have a cat and a dog.
Ich
I
habe
have
einen
a
Bruder
brother
,
eine
a
Schwester
sister
und
and
ein
a
Kind
child
.
I have a brother, a sister and a child.
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Grammar of Life - A1 - The numbers - 0 to 12
