How To Count To 100 In Danish

Mastering numbers is an important early step in learning a new language.
The numbers in Danish represented by a smoothie stand with visible prices shown on chalkboard signs.

Not knowing how to talk about numbers can create significant challenges when you’re trying out a new language. It makes it harder to order food, shop for clothes, find your way around, tell time and more. That’s why it’s crucial to learn numbers early on in your language studies. Counting in Danish is a bit more challenging than in other languages, so we’ve prepared a quick guide to help you memorize and pronounce Danish numbers. Happy counting!

Counting From Zero To Twenty In Danish

Starting with the basics, here’s how to count from zero to twenty. Press the play button to hear how the numbers are pronounced.

zeronul
oneen (common), et (neuter)
twoto
threetre
fourfire
fivefem
sixseks
sevensyv
eightotte
nineni
tenti
elevenelleve
twelvetolv
thirteentretten
fourteenfjorten
fifteenfemten
sixteenseksten
seventeensytten
eighteenatten
nineteennitten
twentytyve

The Rest Of The Tens

Counting in Danish can be a bit tricky, and here’s where things start to get a little unusual. You’ll basically just need to memorize the tens, and then in the next section, we’ll fill in the numbers in between.

thirtytredive
fortyfyrre
fiftyhalvtreds
sixtytres
seventyhalvfjerds
eightyfirs
ninetyhalvfems
one hundredhundrede

Putting It All Together

Now that you have all the building blocks, let’s make some numbers! All you have to do is take the ones and add them to the tens, with the word og (“and”)  in between. And make it all one word. For example, 22 is toogtyve, or to (“two”) + og (“and”) + tyve (“20”). This literally translates to “two and twenty.” If you want to write 54, it’s fireoghalvtreds (lit. “four and fifty”), or fire (“four”) + og (“and”) + halvtreds (“fifty”). Make sense?

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Dylan Lyons

Dylan is a senior content producer, overseeing video and podcast projects for the U.S. team. He studied journalism at Ithaca College and has an MBA from NYU. Before joining Babbel, Dylan managed social media for CBS News. His interests include reading, writing, politics, and anything sweet. Dylan lives in New York City.

Dylan is a senior content producer, overseeing video and podcast projects for the U.S. team. He studied journalism at Ithaca College and has an MBA from NYU. Before joining Babbel, Dylan managed social media for CBS News. His interests include reading, writing, politics, and anything sweet. Dylan lives in New York City.

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