Unit 22 · Große Zahlen · A1 · Premium
German Bigger Numbers Songs for Kids
Once one to ten feel easy, these German songs keep counting: the teens, counting by tens towards one hundred, a rocket countdown and twenty fingers and toes, with every number next to its English meaning.
4 songs · 33 key words · lyrics with English translation on every song
The bigger numbers songs
Von elf bis zwanzig
Eleven to Twenty · 2:41 · Premium
elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn
Zehn, zwanzig, dreißig
Counting by Tens · 2:19 · Premium
zehn, zwanzig, dreißig, vierzig
Die Rakete startet!
Countdown to Blast-Off · 2:21 · Premium
die Rakete, bereit?, zwanzig, neunzehn
Zehn Finger, zehn Zehen
Twenty Fingers and Toes · 2:12 · Premium
die Finger, die Zehen, zehn und zehn, macht zwanzig
German bigger numbers words from these songs
Every key word and phrase across the unit, with its English meaning.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| elf | eleven |
| zwölf | twelve |
| dreizehn | thirteen |
| vierzehn | fourteen |
| fünfzehn | fifteen |
| sechzehn | sixteen |
| siebzehn | seventeen |
| achtzehn | eighteen |
| neunzehn | nineteen |
| zwanzig | twenty |
| wir zählen | let's count |
| zehn | ten |
| dreißig | thirty |
| vierzig | forty |
| fünfzig | fifty |
| sechzig | sixty |
| siebzig | seventy |
| achtzig | eighty |
| neunzig | ninety |
| hundert | one hundred |
| in Zehnerschritten zählen | count by tens |
| die Rakete | rocket |
| bereit? | ready? |
| null | zero |
| und Start! | blast off! |
| der Astronaut | astronaut |
| zum Mond | to the moon |
| die Finger | fingers |
| die Zehen | toes |
| zehn und zehn | ten and ten |
| macht zwanzig | makes twenty |
| wie viele? | how many? |
| wackeln | wiggle |
Tips for parents
- Make sure the first ten numbers are comfortable first; the bigger numbers are built on them.
- Count real things past ten: stairs, grapes, steps to the park. Bigger numbers need bigger piles.
- Do a countdown in German before something exciting, like opening the front door or starting a race.
Questions parents ask
- When is my child ready for the bigger-number songs?
- When they can count from one to ten in German without help. The Numbers 1–10 songs come first in the curriculum for that reason.
- Which German words are in these bigger numbers songs?
- 33 key words and phrases, including elf (eleven), zwölf (twelve), dreizehn (thirteen), vierzehn (fourteen), fünfzehn (fifteen), sechzehn (sixteen), siebzehn (seventeen), achtzehn (eighteen). The full list is above, and every song page shows the complete lyrics with translation.
- Are the German bigger numbers songs free?
- The lyrics, translations and word lists here are free to read. Playing the songs is part of Premium, which you can try free for 7 days. The first unit, greeting songs, is free forever.
- How long are the songs?
- Between 2:12 and 2:41 each, about 10 minutes for all 4. Short enough to replay, which is where most of the learning happens.
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