What are common mistakes with Zuelen 1-100?

Number reversal (ones before tens) is like German but challenges English/Russian speakers. 🇬🇧 English speakers: Reversed order (eenanzwanzeg = one-and-twenty) is confusing. 🇩🇪 German speakers: Identical structure to einundzwanzig. Spelling differs slightly.

Zuelen 1-100 | Luxembourgish Grammar A1

Zuelen 1-100

A1 — Zuelen

Cardinal numbers from 1 to 100

Can use numbers 1-100 for age, prices, quantities

Cardinal numbers from 1 to 100

Examples

Ech sinn dräianzwanzeg Joer al. — I am twenty-three years old.
D'Buch kascht fofzéng Euro. — The book costs fifteen euros.
Mir sinn zwielef Leit. — We are twelve people.

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Cardinal numbers from 1 to 100

Learning Goal

Can use numbers 1-100 for age, prices, quantities

Exam Skills:LauschterenLiesenSchreiwenSchwätzen

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Ech sinn dräianzwanzeg Joer al.

I am twenty-three years old.

D'Buch kascht fofzéng Euro.

The book costs fifteen euros.

Mir sinn zwielef Leit.

We are twelve people.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

D'Zuelen vun 1 bis 20:

1 = eent	6 = sechs	11 = eelef	16 = siechzéng
2 = zwee	7 = siwen	12 = zwielef	17 = siwwenzéng
3 = dräi	8 = aacht	13 = dräizéng	18 = uechtzéng
4 = véier	9 = néng	14 = véierzéng	19 = nonzéng
5 = fënnef	10 = zéng	15 = fofzéng	20 = zwanzeg

Zénger: 30=drësseg, 40=véierzeg, 50=fofzeg, 60=siechzeg, 70=siwwenzeg, 80=achtzeg, 90=nonzeg, 100=honnert.

Kombinéiert: Eener virun Zénger mat an: 21 = eenanzwanzeg, 35 = fënnefandrësseg.

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Practice Exercises

Number reversal (ones before tens) is like German but challenges English/Russian speakers.

Common Error Patterns

Putting tens before ones

Ones come first: 25 = fënnefanzwanzeg (five-and-twenty), not *zwanzegfënnef

Ech sinn dräianzwanzeg Joer al.

I am twenty-three years old.

Numbers: ones before tens with 'an': dräi-an-zwanzeg = three-and-twenty.

D'Buch kascht fofzéng Euro.

The book costs fifteen euros.

Fofzéng = fifteen. Kascht = costs (3rd person of kaschten).

Mir sinn zwielef Leit.

We are twelve people.

Zwielef = twelve — note the Luxembourgish spelling differs from German zwölf.

Practice in course

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Frequently asked questions

When is Zuelen 1-100 used?: Zénger: 30= drësseg , 40= véierzeg , 50= fofzeg , 60= siechzeg , 70= siwwenzeg , 80= achtzeg , 90= nonzeg , 100= honnert .
How is Zuelen 1-100 formed?: Kombinéiert: Eener virun Zénger mat an : 21 = eenanzwanzeg , 35 = fënnefandrësseg .
What are common mistakes with Zuelen 1-100?: Number reversal (ones before tens) is like German but challenges English/Russian speakers. 🇬🇧 English speakers: Reversed order (eenanzwanzeg = one-and-twenty) is confusing. 🇩🇪 German speakers: Identical structure to einundzwanzig. Spelling differs slightly.