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Zahlen - Questions on the use of numbers or numerals in the German language.

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Is there a way to say "double + any number" in German?

In English one can say "double seven" (any number 0-9 could be in the place of 7) and it is equivalent to 7 7. In German can someone say doppelt sieben? I have not found such instances. I have found the word "doppelt" in instances like: "doppelt so…
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Abbreviating amounts of money

When talking about money, for instance as a cashier and you are giving the total, how do you typically do this? In English I will typically say the amount as to separate numbers ($9.16 would be “nine sixteen” as opposed “nine dollars and sixteen…
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How often is 'zwo' actually used in place of 'zwei'

Just starting learning German and a number of texts I've read say that 'zwei' takes on a morphological change to 'zwo' in spoken speech to differentiate with 'drei'. How often do people actually use this alternative in everyday speech, or is this…
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How to write ordinal numbers in German?

How do Germans write Ordinal numbers as in English? 1st, 2nd, 3rd ...
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"Siebte" or "Siebente"?

I saw both "siebente" and "siebte" for 7th, does it have two versions? If so, what's the difference?
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Wann ist es erlaubt, z.B. „zwanzig hundert“ anstatt „zweitausend“ zu sagen?

Ich weiß nur, dass es für Jahre gültig ist, neunzehnhundertneunundneunzig anstatt tausendneunhundertneunundneunzig zu sagen/schreiben. Für Jahre, die größer als 1999 sind, sagt man aber die Nummer, wie man es normalerweise liest. Ein…
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Sollte 112 als hundertzwölf, hundertundzwölf, einhundertzwölf oder einhundertundzwölf geschrieben werden?

Ich kenne die Regel, dass man die Zahlen von 1 - 12 ausschreiben soll und dann nur noch als Zahlen mit Ziffern schreiben soll. Jedoch gibt es die ausgeschriebene Variante jeder Zahl. Ich würde gerne wissen, wie es bei Zahlen zwischen 101 und 199…
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How do decimal points and thousands separators work in Germany?

I've got a quote from a German company for 36.000€. Does this mean 36 or 36,000? It seems more likely to be 36,000 based on the value of what I am buying.
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101.000.000 in Worten

Jetzt bin ich etwas verwirrt. Aber ihr könnt mir bestimmt weiterhelfen. Wie soll man die Zahl 101.000.000 in Worten schreiben: Einhunderteine Million oder einhunderteins Millionen?
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Is there a translation of "twentysomething"?

Sometimes it is desirable to express a number dropping the information about the last digit. Ich bin neunundzwanzig → Ich bin ???zwanzig. Or Ja, ich habe nicht zu viel Geld ausgegeben. Nur neunundzwanzigtausend Euro is, of course, more…
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What are the ways to read years B. C.?

Do years before Christ (or zero) follow the same reading pattern as here? How do we say and write B. C. in German? Do they have other forms of expressing that (e. g. non-religious ones)? What about other calendars (Jewish, Eastern Orthodox)?
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one fifteen euros=115 euros: Is there a german equivalent?

In English one can say "one fifteen euros" and mean 115 euros. Is there an equivalent in German? I am aware of the right way to say a monetary amount: (ein)hundert (und) fünfzehn euros. However, I am not aware of further customization. In English,…
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What word to use to indicate number of people

When you are in a situation where someone asks how many people are there, do you use Leute, Personen, or Menschen?
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... mit Texten siebener Autoren

Ich las soeben diesen Satz: Die Veranstaltung ist ein Beispiel dafür, wie man die Darbietung dreier Musiker mit Texten siebener Autoren verbindet. Es geht dabei um die Deklination der Zahlwörter. Folgende Beispiele sind ja durchaus gängig: der…
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Recording numbers in the German language

I'm reading some business documents that have been handwritten in German. Where I expect to see the number 596000 the record shows 596,0 and where I expect to see the number 34800 the record shows 34,8000. Can someone please explain to me if there…
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