A1 · Lesson 3 · Numbers & time
Numbers
Count from zero to a hundred.
Grammar
Building numbers
- From 21 to 99 Dutch says the units first: eenentwintig = one-and-twenty.
- After a number ending in e, en becomes ën: tweeëntwintig, drieëntwintig.
- Numbers are written as one word: zevenenveertig (47).
| 21 | eenentwintig |
|---|---|
| 32 | tweeëndertig |
| 45 | vijfenveertig |
| 58 | achtenvijftig |
| 99 | negenennegentig |
Vocabulary
16 new words
- nulzero
- eenone
- tweetwo
- driethree
- vierfour
- vijffive
- zessix
- zevenseven
- achteight
- negennine
- tienten
- elfeleven
- twaalftwelve
- twintigtwenty
- dertigthirty
- honderda hundred
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