Learn German for Beginners - Numbers 0 to 20

Introduction

• Welcome to the video series on learning German for beginners.
• Previous lessons covered greetings and common phrases.
• This lesson covers numbers 0 to 20.

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Lesson on German Numbers

• Focus on numbers 0 to 20.
• Practice by listening and repeating after each number.

Numbers and Pronunciations

1. Null (0)
   • Pronunciation: "null"
2. Eins (1)
   • Note: The letter 's' is pronounced like 'z' but as 's' at the end of a word.
3. Zwei (2)
   • Pronunciation: "tsvai"
   • Note: 'C' pronounced as 'ts' like in "mats".
4. Drei (3)
   • Pronunciation: "dry"
5. Vier (4)
   • Similar to English "fear".
   • 'V' pronounced like English 'f'.
6. Fünf (5)
   • Umlaut on 'ü'.
7. Sechs (6)
   • 'S' at the start followed by a vowel pronounced like 'c'.
8. Sieben (7)
   • Pronunciation: "zeeben"
9. Acht (8)
   • Pronunciation: "acht"
10. Neun (9)
    • 'EU' pronounced like 'oi' in "oil".
11. Zehn (10)
    • Pronunciation: "tsane"
12. Elf (11)
    • Pronunciation: "elf"
13. Zwölf (12)
    • Umlaut on 'ö'.
14. Dreizehn (13)
    • Combination of "drei" and "zehn".
15. Vierzehn (14)
    • Combination of "vier" and "zehn".
16. Fünfzehn (15)
    • Combination of "fünf" and "zehn".
17. Sechzehn (16)
    • 'Sechs' becomes without 's': "sechzehn".
18. Siebzehn (17)
    • Drop 'en' from "sieben".
19. Achtzehn (18)
20. Neunzehn (19)
21. Zwanzig (20)
    • 'G' in '-ig' pronounced as 'ich'.

Using Numbers

• Example question: "V ist Ihre Handy-Nummer?"
• Answer format: "Meine Handy-Nummer ist..."

Recap of Numbers

• Recap of numbers from 0 to 20.
• Special attention to exceptions: zehn, siebzehn.

Conclusion

• Preview of the next video: Numbers after 20.
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