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Friday, 19 July 2013

Tierlexikon - Animal Glossary

English-German Glossary of Animal Terms (A-E).Learn more about animals and their noises in our Tierlexikon.  

 

Animals • Tiere (A-E)
Annotated English-German Glossary
AnimalTierPlural/Sound
  A
aardvarkdas ErdferkelErdferkel
antdie AmeiseAmeisen
  IDIOM: Er hat Hummeln im Hintern. = He's got ants ('bumblebees') in his pants.
anteaterder AmeisenbärAmeisenbären
antelopedie AntilopeAntilopen
apeder Affe (monkey)
der Menschenaffe (ape)
  den/dem/des Affen
Affen schreien, kreischen oder brüllen.
  B
baboonder PavianPaviane kreischen.
batdie FledermausFledermäuse kreischen oder quietschen.
bearder Bär
  den/dem/des Bären
Bären brummen oder brüllen.
beedie Bienesumm summ
brumm brumm
Bienen summen.
beetleder KäferKäfer
birdder Vogelpiep piep
tswit tswit
Vögel singen, piepsen, zwitschern, usw.
  Singvögel: SONGBIRDS - Various kinds.
boarder Ebergrunz
bobcatder Luchs/SilberlöweLuchse
  Luchs: The bobcat/lynx family includes the Pardel-Luchs, Polar-Luchs, Rot-Luchs, and the Wüsten-Luchs.
buffaloder BüffelBüffel
bullder StierStiere schnauben.
bumblebeedie HummelHummeln summen.
  IDIOM: Er hat Hummeln im Hintern. = He's got ants in his pants. 
butterflyder SchmetterlingSchmetterlinge
  C
cameldas KamelKamele
catdie Katzemiau
Katzen miauen, fauchen und schnurren.
caterpillerdie RaupeRaupen
centipededer Hundertfüßer -
cheetahder GepardGeparde
chickdas Kükenpiep piep
chickendas Huhngak gak
dok dok
Hühner gackern.
chimpanzeeder SchimpanseSchimpansen schreien und kreischen.
chipmunkdas Backenhörnchen
das Chipmunk
Backenhörnchen knattern.
cougarder Puma/SilberlöwePumas/Silberlöwen
cowdie Kuhmuh
Kühe muhen.
coyoteder Kojote
  den/dem/des Kojoten
Kojoten jaulen
crabder Krebs/TaschenkrebsKrebse
craneder KranichKraniche
crayfishder KrebsKrebse
cricketdie GrilleGrillen zirpen.
crocodiledas KrokodilKrokodile
crowdie Krähekwrah kwrah
Krähen krächzen.
cuckooder KuckuckKuckucke/kuckuck
  D
deerdas RehRehe
dinosaurder DinosaurierDinosaurier
dogder Hundwau wau
wuff wuff
Hunde bellen, blaffen, kläffen, knurren und jaulen.
dolphinder DelphinDelphine
  NOTE: Don't confuse the dolphin fish (percoid) with the mammalian dolphin or porpoises!
  porpoise = der Schweinswal - Schweinswale schnattern und zwitschern.
donkeyder EselEsel/iaah iaah
dove, pigeondie Taubegurr gurr
Tauben gurren.
dragonflydie LibelleLibellen
duckdie Entequaak quaak
Enten schnattern oder quaken.
  E
eagleder AdlerAdler schreien.
eelder AalAale
elephantder ElefantElefanten trompeten.
elk, mooseder ElchElche
F
falcon                                  der Falke                                                Falken schreien.
ferret das Frettchen -
fish der Fisch Fische
flea der Floh Flöhe
fly die Fliege Fliegen summen.
fox der Fuchs Füchse
frog der Frosch quak quak
Frösche quaken.
  G
gander der Gänserich Gänseriche schnattern/schreien.
gerbil die Rennmaus Rennmäuse
giraffe die Giraffe Giraffen
goat die Ziege mäh mäh
Ziegen meckern.
goose die Gans Gänse schnattern/schreien.
gorilla der Gorilla Gorillas brüllen und schreien.
grasshopper die Heuschrecke
der Grashüpfer
Heuschrecken
groundhog das Murmeltier Murmeltiere
guinea pig das Meerschweinchen   -
gull, seagull die Möwe Möwen
  H
hamster der Hamster Hamster
hare der Hase Hasen
hawk der Habicht Habichte kreischen oder schreien.
hedgehog der Igel Igel
hen die Henne gack gack
Hennen gackern.
hippopotamus das Nilpferd Nilpferde
honeybee, bee die Honigbiene, Biene Bienen summen.
hornet die Hornisse Hornissen summen.
horse das Pferd huii
Pferde wiehern.
  Giddyup! = Hüh! - Whoa! = Brr!   
hummingbird der Kolibri Kolibris
  I
insect das Insekt Insekten
  J
jackal der Schakal Schakale
jaguar der Jaguar Jaguare
  K
kangaroo das Känguru Kängurus
kitten, kitty das Kätzchen
die Mieze
Kätzchen/Miezen miauen.
kiwi der Kiwi Kiwis
koala der Koala Koalas
  L
ladybug
ladybird
der Marienkäfer Marienkäfer
lamb das Lamm wäh wäh
Lämmer blöken.
leopard der Leopard Leoparden brüllen.
lion der Löwe
  den/dem/des Löwen
Löwen brüllen.
lizard die Eidechse Eidechsen
lobster der Hummer  -
locust die Heuschrecke Heuschrecken
lynx der Luchs Luchse
M
minnow                          die Elritze                                    Elritzen
mole der Maulwurf Maulwürfe
monkey der Affe
  den/dem/des Affen
Affen schreien.
moose, elk der Elch
das Elentier
Elche
mosquito der Moskito Moskitos
moth die Motte Motten
mountain lion der Puma/Silberlöwe Pumas/Silberlöwen
mouse die Maus Mäuse piepsen.
mule der Maulesel iaah
  N
newt der Wassermolch Wassermolche
  O
octopus der Krake Kraken
opossum die Beutelratte
das Opossum
Beutelratten
orangutang der Orang-Utang Orang-Utangs
ostrich der Strauß Strauße
otter der Otter Otter
owl die Eule
der Uhu
huh huh
Eulen heulen, schreien oder rufen.
ox der Ochs
  P
panda der Panda/Bambusbär Pandas
panther der Panther Panther
parrot der Papagei Papageien krächzen und pfeifen.
pelican der Pelikan Pelikane
penguin der Pinguin Pinguine
pheasant der Fasan Fasane
pig das Schwein Schweine grunzen.
pigeon die Taube gurr gurr
Tauben gurren.
polar bear der Eisbär Eisbären
porcupine das Stachelschwein -schweine
puma der Puma Pumas
porpoise der Schweinswal Schweinswale schnattern und zwitschern.
  NOTE: Don't confuse the dolphin fish (percoid) with the mammalian dolphin or porpoises! You can understand the German name better if you remember that "porpoise" is based on Latin porca (pig). 
  Q
quail die Wachtel Wachteln
  R
rabbit das Kaninchen Kaninchen
racoon der Waschbär Waschbären
rat die Ratte Ratten
rattlesnake die Klapperschlange Klapperschlangen klappern.
raven der Rabe kwrah kwrah
Raben krächzen.
reindeer das Rentier Rentiere
rhinoceros das Nashorn Nashörner
rooster der Hahn kikeriki
Hähne krähen.
S
salamander                               der Salamander
der Molch                                             
Salamander
Molche
salmon der Lachs Lachse
seahorse das Seepferdchen Seepferdchen
seagull die Möwe Möwen kreischen und schreien.
seal die Robbe
der Seehund
Robben/Seehunde bellen.
sea lion der Seelöwe
  den/dem/des Seelöwen
Seelöwen bellen.
shark der Hai
der Haifisch
Haie
Haifische
sheep das Schaf wäh wäh
Schafe blöken.
snail die Schnecke Schnecken
snake die Schlange sss
Schlangen zischen.
shrimp die Garnele
die Krevette
Garnelen
Krevetten
sow die Sau Sauen grunzen.
skunk das Stinktier -tiere
squid der Tintenfisch -fische
squirrel das Eichhörnchen  -
stallion der Hengst Hengste wiehern und schnaubern.
stork der Storch Störche
swan der Schwan Schwäne
  T
tadpole die Kaulquappe Kaulquappen
tern die Seeschwalbe Seeschwalben zwitschern.
tiger der Tiger Tiger brüllen.
toad die Kröte Kröten
tortoise
giant tortoise
die Schildkröte
Riesenschildkröte
Schildkröten
trout die Forelle Forellen
turkey der Truthahn
die Truthenne
der Puter
 -
turtle die Schildkröte -kröten
  V
vulture der Geier Geier kreischen.
  W
walrus das Walross Walrosse
wasp die Wespe Wespen summen.
weasel das Wiesel Wiesel
whale der Wal Wale kreischen, pfeifen und zwitschern.
wolf der Wolf Wölfe heulen.
woodpecker der Specht Spechte
worm der Wurm Würmer
  Z
zebra das Zebra Zebras

German Greetings

The following is an overview of essential German greetings (Grüße) you need to know when encountering a German speaker. Though the casual way of addressing someone in German is included, these sayings should be reserved only for close friends and family. As a general rule, always use the more formal way of speaking when in Germany, namely with Sie (formal you) instead of du (familiar you).

Hello.Hallo.
Grüß dich!   casual
Grüß Gott!   In southern Germany and Austria.
Guten Tag.   Hello/Good Day.
Guten Morgen/Guten Abend.   Good morning/evening.
Bye! Auf Wiedersehen.
Auf Wiederhören.   Bye on the telephone.
Tschüss!   casual
Bis bald!   See you soon!
Bis später!   See you later!
How are you? Wie geht es Ihnen?   formal
Wie geht es dir?   casual
I'm fine.
I'm so-so.
I'm not doing well.
I'm doing better.
Es geht mir gut.
Es geht.
Es geht mir schlecht.
Es geht mir besser.
Excuse me! Entschuldigen Sie bitte!   formal
Entschuldigung!   casual
Pardon me? Wie bitte?
Please. Bitte.  .
Thank you. Danke.
I'm sorry. Es tut mit leid.
Really? Wirklich?
Gladly!Gerne!
Nice to meet you. Sehr erfreut.
Take care Mach's gut.

Die Farben - Colors

The Colors in German 


Colors - Farben
Farbe Color "Colorful" Phrases (color adjectives)
rot red der rote Wagen (the red car), der Wagen ist rot
rosa pink die rosa Rose (the pink rose)*
blau blue ein blaues Auge (a black* eye), er ist blau (he's drunk)
*In German, a black eye is blue. 
hell-
blau
light
blue
die hellblaue Bluse (the light blue blouse)** 
dunkel-
blau
dark
blue
die dunkelblaue Bluse (the dark blue blouse) 
grün green der grüne Hut (the green hat) 
gelb yellow ein gelbes Licht (a yellow light)
orange orange das orange Buch (the orange book) 
braun brown die braunen Schuhe (the brown shoes) 
beige beige der beige Kasten (the beige box) 
violett violet der violette Hut (the violet hat) 
lila lilac/mauve der lila Hut (the lilac hat)* 
weiß white das weiße Papier (the white paper) 
schwarz black der schwarze Koffer (the black suitcase) 
grau gray der graue Pulli (the gray sweater) 
türkis turquoise eine türkise Karte (a turquoise card) 
silber silver eine silberne Münze (a silver coin)
gold gold eine goldene Münze (a gold coin), eine Goldmünze

* Colors ending in -a (lila, rosa) or -e (beige, orange) do not take the normal adjective endings.
** Light or dark colors are preceded by hell- (light) or dunkel- (dark), as in hellgrün (light green) or dunkelgrün (dark green).

German Alphabet

German has often been viewed by non-Germans as a harsh sounding language. That may be due in part to the more guttural pronunciation of certain German alphabet sounds and diphthongs and perhaps even a still lingering effect of old WWII movie stereotypes. Once non-German speakers familiarize themselves with German’s different sounds however, another kind of poetic beauty will unfold before them that has been revered worldwide in the works of many German greats, such as Goethe, Schiller through prose and song.
How does the German alphabet differ from the English alphabet?

Unique Traits of the German Alphabet:

  • More than 26 letters in the alphabet - German has a so called extended latin alphabet
  • The extra letters are ä, ö, ü and ß
  • The pronunciation of some of these letters do not exist in the English language
  • Several letters are pronounced more from the back of the throat: g, ch, r (though in Austria the r is trilled).
  • The W in German sounds like the V in English
  • The V in German sounds like the F in English
  • Most of the time the S in German sounds like Z in English when placed at the beginning of a word followed by a vowel.
  • The letter ß is the only letter that will never be at the beginning of a word.

     Das Deutsche Alphabet/ The German Alphabet
    Buchstabe/ LetterAussprache des Buchstabenamens/ Pronunciation of letter nameAussprache des Buchstaben - wie in/ Sound of Letter - as inBeispiele/ Examples
    A aahastronautder Adler (eagle), Januar (January)
    B b approximate: baybabyder Bruder (brother), aber (but)
    C capproximate: tsaycreative, Celcius (soft c sound in German sounds like ts)der Chor, der Christkindlmarkt (south German term for der Weihnachtsmarkt/ Christmas market), Celcius
    D dapproximate: daydollarDienstag (Tuesday), oder (or)
    E e approximate: ayelegantessen (to eat), zuerst (first)
    F feffeffortder Freund (friend), offen (open)
    G g approximate: gaygorgeous gut (good), gemein (mean)
    H hhaahammerder Hammer, dieMühle (mill)
    I ieehIgorder Igel (porcupine), der Imbiss (snack), sieben (seven)
    J jyotyellowdas Jahr (year), jeder (each)
    K kkahcameldas Kamel, der Kuchen (cake)
    L lelllovedie Leute (people), das Land (land)
    M m emmander Mann, die Ameise
    N n ennicenicht (not), die Münze (coin)
    O o ohovenOstern (Easter),rot (red)
    P p approximate: paypartydie Polizei (police), der Apfel
    Q q koocoraldas Quadrat (square), die Quelle (source)
    Note: All German words start with qu (kw - sound)
    R r approximate: errichder Rücken (the back), der Stern (star)
    S s eszoo, shine, mousesummen (to hum), schön (pretty, nice), die Maus
    T t approximate: taytyrantder Tyrann, acht (eight)
    U u oohou sound in you die Universität (university), der Mund (mouth)
    V v fowfatherder Vogel (bird), die Nerven (nerves)
    W w approximate: vayvandie Wange (cheek), das Schwein (pig, wieviel (how much)
    X x ixsounds like kzdas Xylofon/ Xylophon, die Hexe (witch)
    Note: There are hardly any German words that start with X
    Y y uep-si-lohnyellowdie Yucca, der Yeti
    Note: There are hardly any German words that start with Y.
    Z z tsetsounds like tsdie Zeitung (newspaper), der Zigeuner (gypsy)


    Umlaut + ß

    Aussprache des Buchstaben/ Pronunciation of LetterBeispiele/ Examples
    äsounds similar to the e in melonähnlich (similar), gähnen (to yawn)
    ö sounds similar to the i in girlÖsterreich (Austria), der Löwe (lion)
    ü no equivalent nor approximate sound in Englishüber (over),müde (tired)
    ß (esszet) double s sound heiß (hot),die Straße (street)

    As in English German vowels can be pronounced as long or as short ones. Often, it changes the meaning of the word entirely.
    For example,
    Kahn (boat) – kann ((I) can)
    Offen (open) – Ofen (oven)
    If there is a letter "h" used after the vowel, the vowel will be pronounced as a long one.
    Diphthongs and Digraphs
    Diphthongs are complex sounds. Basically, you pronounce two tones as one gliding from the first one tot he second, the first sound being highlighted.
    There are a few Diphthongs in German. Please refer tot he table below.
    DiphthongPronunciation
    eiIt is pronounced as the English word "eye"
    aiSame as the above
    auIt is pronounced as "ow" in the word "cow"
    euIt is pronounced as "oy" in the word "boy"
    äuSame as the above

    Digraphs are two (or more) letters that are read/pronounced as one sound. Again, please refer tot he table below.
    DigraphPronunciation
    aaAh (as in the alphabet)
    ahSame as the above
    ähAs "ä" in the alphabet (long sound)
    chThis one is a little tricky.
    After the letters a, o, u and the diphthong  au, it is pronounced similar to the guttural ch in Scottish "loch". Remember the Loch Ness Monster?
    After any other letter ch is a palatal sound. Unfortunately, there is no equivalent for this sound in English.
    schAs English "sh"
    phMostly in words with Greek origin, same as English "philosophy"
    ieIt is pronounced as English "ee" in the word "green"
    eeNow, do not confuse this with the English "ee". This one is pronounced as a long sound "eh" (take the "e" from "red" and make it sound long)
    ehSame as the above
    thIn some foreign words it is pronounced as "t" (for example, "Theater"). While it looks like an English word it does not sound the same way.
    ckIt is pronounced as "k"
    spIt is pronounced as "shp"
    stIt is pronounced as "st"
    tschIt is pronounced as "ch"

    These are the basic rules of German pronunciation. Before we finish our first lesson I would like to draw your attention to a few more rules.
    If the German word ends with b, d, g these letters are pronounced as sounds p, t, k respectively.
    Examples:
    Freund (friend)
    Genug (enough)
    Lob (praise)
    Germanv is pronounced as English f. Please try not to confuse the two.
    German w is pronounced as English v. Again, please try not to confuse the two.
    German h is silent after the vowel (but we already figured that one our, didn't we?)
    German z is pronounced as ts, and nothing like the English z.
    Compare
    English Zoo – German Zoo (Tsoh)
  • German Numbers: Counting in German 60-1000 and Up

    Numbers 60-1000 and up

    60

    60   sechzig - der sechzigste, der 60. (the sixtieth, 60th)
    61   einundsechzig - der einundsechzigste, der 61. (the sixty-first, 61st)
    62   zweiundsechzig - der zweiundsechzigste, der 62. (the sixty-second, 62nd)
    63   dreiundsechzig - der dreiundsechzigste, der 63. (the sixty-third, 63rd)
    (Continues as with the previous 40s, 50s, etc.)

    70

    70   siebzig - der siebzigste, der 70. (the seventieth, 70th)
    71   einundsiebzig - der einundsiebzigste, der 71. (the seventy-first, 71st)
    72   zweiundsiebzig - der zweiundsiebzigste, der 72. (the seventy-second, 72nd)
    73   dreiundsiebzig - der dreiundsiebzigste, der 73. (the seventy-third, 73rd)
    (Continues as with the previous 50s, 60s, etc.)

    80

    80   achtzig - der achtzigste, der 80. (the eightieth, 80th)
    81   einundachtzig - der einundachtzigste, der 81. (the eighty-first, 81st)
    82   zweiundachtzig - der zweiundachtzigste, der 82. (the eighty-second, 82nd)
    83   dreiundachtzig - der dreiundachtzigste, der 83. (the eighty-third, 83rd)
    (Continues as with the previous 60s, 70s, etc.)

    90

    90   neunzig - der neunzigste, der 90. (the ninetieth, 90th)
    91   einundneunzig - der einundneunzigste, der 91. (the ninety-first, 91st)
    92   zweiundneunzig - der zweiundneunzigste, der 92. (the ninety-second, 92nd)
    93   dreiundneunzig - der dreiundneunzigste, der 93. (the ninety-third, 93rd)
    (Continues as with the previous 70s, 80s, etc.)

    100

    100   hundert or einhundert - der hundertste, der 100. (the hundredth, 100th) - (ein) hundertstel (1/100th)
    101   hunderteins - der hunderterste, der 101. (the hundred-and-first, 101st)
    102   hundertzwei - der hundertzweite, der 102. (the hundred-and-second, 102nd)
    103   hundertdrei - der hundertdritte, der 103. (the hundred-and-third, 103rd)
    (Continues in the same way.)

    200

    200   zweihundert - der zweihundertste, der 200. (the two-hundredth, 100th)
    201   zweihunderteins - der zweihunderterste, der 201. (the two-hundred-and-first, 201st)
    202   zweihundertzwei - der zweihundertzweite, der 202. (the two-hundred-and-second, 202nd)
    203   zweihundertdrei - der zweihundertdritte, der 203. (the two-hundred-and-third, 203rd)
    (The rest of the hundreds continue in the same way.)

    900

    900   neunhundert - der neunhundertste, der 900. (the nine-hundredth, 900th)
    901   neunhunderteins - der neunhunderterste, der 901. (the nine-hundred-and-first, 901st)
    902-997...
    998   neunhundertachtundneunzig - der neunhundertachtundneunzigste, der 998. (the nine-hundred-ninety-eighth, 998th)
    999   neunhundertneunundneunzig - der neunhundertneunundneunzigste, der 999. (the nine-hundred-ninety-nineth, 999th)

    1000

    1000   tausend or eintausend (1000/1 000/1.000) - der tausendste, der 1000. (the [one-]thousandth, 1000th) - tausendstel (1/1000th)
    In German 1000/1,000 is written/printed as either 1000, 1.000 or 1 000 - using a decimal point (Punkt) or a space where English uses a comma. This also applies to all German numbers above 1,000. For decimal numbers, German uses a comma (das Komma) where English uses a decimal point: 1.638 (English) = 1,638 (spoken: "eins Komma sechs drei acht").
    1001   tausendeins - der tausenderste, der 1001. (the thousand-first, 1001st)
    "1001 Arabian Nights" becomes "Tausendundeine (arabische) Nacht" - but it's "1001 Nächte" ("tausendeine Nächte") otherwise.
    1002   tausendzwei - der tausendzweite, der 1002. (the thousand-first, 1002nd)
    (The rest of the thousands continue in the same way.)

    Years - Jahre

    1100   elfhundert (year, number) or tausendeinhundert (number only)
    For the years 1100 to 1999 in German, you must say the hundert, as for 1152 (elfhundertzweiundfünfzig) or 1864 (achtzehnhundertvierundsechzig).
    1200   zwölfhundert (year, number) or tausendzweihundert (number only)
    im Jahre: "Im Jahre 1350..." ("dreizehnhundertfünfzig" - "In the year 1350...") If the word "Jahr" is left out, then the year is used by itself, with no "im" (in the) or "in." Example: "He was born in 1958." = "Er ist im Jahre 1958 geboren." or "Er ist 1958 geboren." Similarly: "Kolumbus hat 1492 Amerika entdeckt." ("vierzehnhundertzweiundneunzig" - "Columbus dicovered America in 1492.")
    1800   achtzehnhundert (year, number)
    1900   neunzehnhundert (year, number)
    2000   zweitausend (year, number; more below)
    AD, BC, BCE/CE: To convey the Christian calendar's use of AD (anno domini, "year of our Lord") and BC (before Christ), German uses n.Chr. (nach Christus, AD) and v.Chr. (vor Christus, BC). BCE/CE (Before the/Common Era) was used mostly in East Germany: v.u.Z. (vor unserer Zeitrechnung, BCE/BC) and u.Z. (unserer Zeitrechnung, CE/AD).

    2000

    2000   zweitausend - der zweitausendste, der 2000. (the two-thousandth, 2000th)
    2001   zweitausendeins - der zweitausenderste, der 2001. (the two-thousand-first, 2001st)
    "In the year 2001" can be spoken/written in German as "im Jahre 2001" or "im Jahr 2001" ("zweitausendeins"). If the word "Jahr" is left out, then the year is used by itself, with no "im" (in the) or "in." Example: "He was born in (the year) 2001." = "Er ist im Jahre 2001 geboren." or "Er ist 2001 geboren."
    2002   zweitausendzwei - der zweitausendzweite, der 2002. (the two-thousand-first, 2002nd)
    2004   zweitausendvier - der zweitausendvierte, der 2004. (the two-thousand-fourth, 2004th)
    The rest of the thousands continue in the same way up to...
    9999   neuntausendneunhundertneunundneunzig (9.999/9 999)

    10,000 and up

    10,000   zehntausend (10.000/10 000) - der zehntausendste, der 10.000. (the ten-thousandth, 10,000th)
    20,000   zwanzigtausend (20.000/20 000) - der zwanzigtausendste, der 20.000. (the twenty-thousandth, 20,000th)
    100,000   hunderttausend (100.000/100 000) - der hunderttausendste, der 100.000. (the hundred-thousandth, 100,000th)
    1,000,000 (one million)   (eine) Million (1.000.000) - der millionste, der 1.000.000. (the millionth)
    2,000,000 (2 million)   zwei Millionen (2.000.000) - der zweimillionste, der 2.000.000. (the two-millionth)
    In German one million is eine Million, but two million is zwei Millionen ("two millions").
    billion   eine Milliarde - der milliardste (the billionth)
    An American billion is a German Milliarde. A German Billion is an American "trillion."
    trillion   eine Billion - der billionste (the trillionth)

    German Numbers: Counting in German 1-59

    Introduction - Einleitung
    For each number, two forms are shown: (1) the cardinal number (Kardinalzahl - 1, 2, 3...) and (2) ordinal number (Ordinalzahl - 1st, 2nd, 3rd...). In some cases the fractional number (Bruchzahl - 1/2, 1/5, 1/100...) is also given. (To make fractions [Brüche], just add -tel or -el to the number: acht + el = achtel [an eighth], zehn + tel = zehntel [a tenth].) Although the masculine (calendar date) form is shown for the ordinal numbers, they can also be feminine (die), neuter (das) or plural, depending on the noun they are used with: das erste Auto (the first car), die zweite Tür (the second door), die ersten Menschen (the first humans), etc.

    0

    0   null (zero, nought)
    For decimal numbers (Dezimalzahlen), German uses a comma (das Komma) where English uses a decimal point: 0.638 (English) = 0,638 (spoken: "null Komma sechs drei acht") or 1.08 (English) = 1,08 (spoken: "eins Komma null acht").
    German expression: “in null Komma nichts” (“in 0,0”) = in an instant, in a flash
    1   eins - der erste, der 1. (first)
    one o'clock   ein Uhr (time, no ending on 'ein')
    one/a clock   eine Uhr (article, -e ending on 'ein')
    (date) on the first   am ersten
    on 1 May, on May first, the first of May   am ersten Mai, am 1. Mai
    2   zwei - der zweite, der 2. (second) - halb, die Hälfte (half, one-half)
    Often the alternative form zwo is used to avoid confusion with drei.
    3   drei - der dritte, der 3. (third) - drittel (one-third)
    4   vier - der vierte (fourth) - viertel-, das Viertel (one-fourth, quarter)
    5   fünf - der fünfte (fifth)
    6   sechs - der sechste (sixth)
    7   sieben - der siebte (seventh)
    8   acht - der achte (eighth)
    9   neun - der neunte (ninth) 

    10

    10   zehn - der zehnte, der 10. (tenth)
    11   elf - der elfte, der 11. (eleventh)
    12   zwölf - der zwölfte, der 12. (twelfth)
    13   dreizehn - der dreizehnte (thirteenth), am dreizehnten
    14   vierzehn - der vierzehnte (fourteenth) - am vierzehnten
    15   fünfzehn - der fünfzehnte (fifteenth) - am fünfzehnten
    16   sechzehn - der sechzehnte (the sixteenth)
    17   siebzehn - der siebzehnte (seventeenth)
    18   achtzehn - der achtzehnte (the eighteenth)
    19   neunzehn - der neunzehnte (nineteenth) 

    20

    20   zwanzig - der zwanzigste, der 20. (the twentieth, 20th) - am zwanzigsten (Juni), am 20. (Juni) (on the 20th of June)
    To say "in the twenties (the '20s)" - short for "the 1920s" - in German you say "in den zwangziger Jahren." The same method is used for all the other decades ('30s, '40s, etc.) except for the 1900s and the teens.
    21   einundzwanzig - der einundzwanzigste, der 21. (the twenty-first, 21st) - am einundzwanzigsten (Juni), am 21. (Juni) (on the 21st of June)
    22   zweiundzwanzig - der zweiundzwanzigste, der 22. (the twenty-second, 22nd)
    23   dreiundzwanzig - der dreiundzwanzigste, der 23. (the twenty-third, 23rd)
    24   vierundzwanzig - der vierundzwanzigste, der 24. (the twenty-fourth, 24th)
    25   fünfundzwanzig - der fünfundzwanzigste, der 25. (the twenty-fifth, 25th)
    26   sechsundzwanzig - der sechsundzwanzigste, der 26. (the twenty-sixth, 26th)
    27   siebenundzwanzig - der siebenundzwanzigste, der 27. (the twenty-seventh, 27th)
    28   achtundzwanzig - der achtundzwanzigste, der 28. (the twenty-eighth, 28th)
    29   neunundzwanzig - der neunfundzwanzigste, der 29. (the twenty-ninth, 29th)

    30

    30   dreißig - der dreißigste, der 30. (the thirtieth, 30th)
    Note that, unlike the other tens (20, 40, 50, etc.), dreißig has no 'z' in its spelling.
    31   einunddreißig - der einunddreißigste, der 31. (the thirty-first, 31st)
    32   zweiunddreißig - der zweiunddreißigste, der 32. (the thirty-second, 32nd)
    33   dreiunddreißig - der dreiunddreißigste, der 33. (the thirty-third, 33rd)
    (Continues as with the 20s)

    40

    40   vierzig - der vierzigste, der 40. (the fortieth, 40th)
    41   einundvierzig - der einundvierzigste, der 41. (the forty-first, 41st)
    42   zweiundvierzig - der zweiundvierzigste, der 42. (the forty-second, 42nd)
    43   dreiundvierzig - der dreiundvierzigste, der 43. (the forty-third, 43rd)
    (Continues as with the previous 20s, 30s, etc.)


    50

    50   fünfzig - der fünfzigste, der 50. (the fiftieth, 50th)
    51   einundfünfzig - der einundfünfzigste, der 51. (the fifty-first, 51st)
    52   zweiundfünfzig - der zweiundfünfzigste, der 52. (the fifty-second, 52nd)
    53   dreiundfünfzig - der dreiundfünfzigste, der 53. (the fifty-third, 53rd)
    (54, 55... continues as with the previous 30s, 40s, etc.)