Numbers Zuelen
Count to a thousand, say your age and understand prices.
32 words and phrases
- null
- 0
- eent
- 1 Only when counting; before a noun it becomes the article e / en / eng.
- zwee
- 2
- dräi
- 3
- néng
- 9
- zéng
- 10
- eelef
- 11
- zwielef
- 12
- dräizéng
- 13
- fofzéng
- 15
- nonzéng
- 19
- zwanzeg
- 20
- drësseg
- 30
- véierzeg
- 40
- fofzeg
- 50
- sechzeg
- 60
- achtzeg
- 80
- nonzeg
- 90
- honnert
- 100
- dausend
- 1000
- Wéi vill?
- How many? / How much?
- Wéi al bass du?
- How old are you?
Grammar
Twenty-one is "one-and-twenty"
From 21 upwards, say the unit first, then "an" (and), then the ten, all as one word: eenanzwanzeg (21), zweeandrësseg (32), fënnefavéierzeg (45, the n of "an" drops before v), nénganonzeg (99).
Hundreds and thousands come first: honnertdräianzwanzeg (123), zweedausend (2000).
- Ech sinn dräianzwanzeg Joer al. — I am 23 years old.
- Dat kascht zéng Euro. — That costs ten euros.
Practice
6 exercises: multiple choice, typing, matching pairs and word order.