Friday, August 7, 2015

German - Counting to forty nine


We counted to 39 in German, let's keep going!

40 vierzig - sounds like vay-uh-t-seek /?/
41 einundvierzig - sounds like ah-een-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
42 zweiundvierzig - sounds like svai-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
43 dreiundvierzig - sounds like duh-ai-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
44 vierundvierzig - sounds like fee-ah-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
45 fünfundvierzig - sounds like foo-nf-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
46 sechsundvierzig - sounds like zeks-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
47 siebenundvierzig - sounds like zee-bm-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
48 achtundvierzig - sounds like ah-kt-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
49 neunundvierzig - sounds like no-een-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/

Goethe Institute
(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
quarenta, quarenta y uno, quarenta y dos, quarenta y tres, quarenta y cuatro, quarenta y cinco, quarenta y seis, quarenta y siete, quarenta y ocho, quarenta y nueve

Do you remember how to say it in French?
quarante, quarante et un, quarante-deux, quarante-trois, quarante-quatre, quarante-cinq, quarante-six, quarante-sept, quarante-huit, quarante-neuf