German grammar
Numbers 6–10
Count from six to ten.
From the scene Sechs, sieben, acht (Six, seven, eight)
In short
Count six to ten: sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn. More than one Kiste is Kisten.
- 6 sechs
- 7 sieben
- 8 acht
- 9 neun
- 10 zehn
Your turn
Which one goes with 7?
Options: sechs · acht · sieben
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7 → sieben
How it works
After fünf the count goes on: sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn.
Good to know
With more than one box, Kiste becomes Kisten: Kiste zehn (box ten) but zehn Kisten (ten boxes). Wohnung means flat (apartment).
6 sechs
Nuria
Kiste zehn. Sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn.
Box ten. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
7 sieben
Elena
Hallo, Schatz! Kiste sieben.
Hello, dear! Box seven.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Hallo, Schatz! Kiste (blank).
Options: sieben · sechs · acht
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Elena
Hallo, Schatz! Kiste sieben.
Hello, dear! Box seven.
8 acht
Nuria
Kiste acht.
Box eight.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Kiste (blank).
Options: sechs · sieben · acht
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Nuria
Kiste acht.
Box eight.
9 neun
Elena
Kiste neun.
Box nine.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Kiste (blank).
Options: sieben · neun · sechs
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Elena
Kiste neun.
Box nine.
10 zehn
Nuria
Vier? Und zehn Kisten?
Four? And ten boxes?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Vier? Und (blank) Kisten?
Options: sieben · zehn · sechs
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Nuria
Vier? Und zehn Kisten?
Four? And ten boxes?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| 6 | sechs |
|---|---|
| 7 | sieben |
| 8 | acht |
| 9 | neun |
| 10 | zehn |
More lines from the story
- NuriaHallo, Frau Elena. Kiste sechs.Hello, Frau Elena. Box six.