Friday, January 22, 2010

Counting to Ten in German

You know, it's really not hard to learn how to count to ten in German! I learned it this morning, really easily!

1 = ein
2 = zwei
3 = drei
4 = fry
5 = schwein
6 = achtung
7 = schnell
8 = schnell
9 = raus
10 = raus raus

You see? Isn't it cool that "seven" and "eight" are the same word? And that to make "ten" you simply repeat "nine" twice?

I must admit, "five" is a little hard to remember but I'll get it down with a little practice.
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2 comments:

  1. RuthJanuary 29, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    I was coaching a student at Dawson who was learning German. A 17 year old boy counting: eins, zwei, drei, fier, funf, sex. Nevr could get past that number.

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  2. ChefNickJanuary 29, 2010 at 9:21 PM

    That's hilarious! Acht neun zen elf zwelf! Dreizig funfzig fürtzig!

    THAT's as far as I go. After that it's "untermensch aaschloch juden schwein, schnell, schnell!"

    Sorry, I have a major preoccupation with hating Germans these days.

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