German Number & Time Converter
Enter any integer, Euro price (like 12,50), or clock time to see Standard German spelling, ordinals, spoken years, and colloquial halb drei expressions with audio.
German formatting: 24
24 = vier (4) + und + zwanzig (20).
Base form (e.g. der 24. Mai = der vierundzwanzigste Mai).
Written: 24,00 € · Say "Euro" between euros and cents.
Example year 1989 (enter any year 1–9999 above).
Telling the Time in German (Wie spät ist es?)
Compare official 24-hour announcements (Deutsche Bahn, news) with everyday spoken German (halb, Viertel nach/vor).
Used on trains, radio, and formal appointments.
Remember: halb drei = 2:30 (halfway TO 3).
German Words → Digits
Type a spelled German number (e.g. vierundzwanzig or fuenfundzwanzig) to convert it back to numerals.
Standard spelling:
German Numbers Cheat Sheet
0 to 12
- 0: null
- 1: eins
- 2: zwei
- 3: drei
- 4: vier
- 5: fünf
- 6: sechs
- 7: sieben
- 8: acht
- 9: neun
- 10: zehn
- 11 / 12: elf / zwölf
Tens (20–90)
- 20: zwanzig
- 30: dreißig (with ß!)
- 40: vierzig
- 50: fünfzig
- 60: sechzig (no -s-)
- 70: siebzig (no -en-)
- 80: achtzig
- 90: neunzig
Powers of 10
- 100: (ein)hundert
- 1.000: (ein)tausend
- 106: eine Million
- 2×106: zwei Millionen
Irregular Ordinals
- 1. → erste
- 3. → dritte
- 7. → siebte
- 8. → achte
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Frequently Asked Questions: German Numbers & Time
Why does German say 24 backwards as "vierundzwanzig"?
Between 21 and 99, German reads the ones digit before the tens digit, joined by "und" all in one word: 24 = vier (4) + und + zwanzig (20) -> vierundzwanzig. Note that "eins" drops its -s before "und" (21 = einundzwanzig).
How do German ordinal numbers work (1., 3., 7., 8.)?
In writing, German ordinals simply put a dot after the numeral (1., 2., 3.). From 1 to 19 you add -te, and from 20 upwards you add -ste. Three stems are irregular: 1. erste, 3. dritte, 7. siebte (and 8. takes just -e: achte).
Why does "halb drei" mean 2:30 and not 3:30?
In German, "halb drei" literally means "halfway toward three" — halfway through the third hour (2:30). Similarly, "halb zehn" is 9:30 and "halb eins" is 12:30. Official timetables and train announcements always use the 24-hour clock ("vierzehn Uhr dreißig").
How are Euro and Cent prices read in Germany and Austria?
Decimals use a comma in German (12,50 €) and thousands use a dot or space (1.250 €). You say the Euro amount, the word "Euro", and the Cent number: "zwölf Euro fünfzig" (or "zwölf Euro fünfzig Cent").
How do you pronounce 4-digit years like 1989 vs. 2026?
Years from 1100 to 1999 are split into hundreds: 1989 = neunzehnhundertneunundachtzig ("nineteen-hundred nine-and-eighty"). From 2000 onwards, you say the full number: 2026 = zweitausendsechsundzwanzig.