Numrene 20 til 100
Notice that from number twenty and up the Danes say the numbes the other way around than in English. For example 21 becomes: en-og-tyve ([lit: one-and-twenty]). Have a close look at the numbers below.
Da | En | ||||
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21 | enogtyve | twentyone | num | ||
22 | toogtyve | twentytwo | num | ||
23 | treogtyve | twentythree | num | ||
24 | fireogtyve | twentyfour | num | ||
25 | femogtyve | twentyfive | num | ||
26 | seksogtyve | twentysix | num | ||
27 | syvogtyve | twentyseven | num | ||
28 | otteogtyve | twentyeight | num | ||
29 | niogtyve | twentynine | num | ||
30 | tredive | thirty | num | ||
Counting further up you just continue the pattern above: Start with the ones (1-9) and then the tens (see below)! (except 10 obviously. See numbers 10 to 20)
Da | En | ||||
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10 | ti | ten | num | ||
20 | tyve | twenty | num | ||
30 | tredive | thirty | num | ||
40 | fyrre | fourty | num | ||
50 | halvtreds | fifty | num | ||
60 | treds | sixty | num | ||
70 | halvfjerds | seventy | num | ||
80 | firs | eigthy | num | ||
90 | halvfems | ninety | num | ||
100 | hundrede | one hundred | num | ||