The difficult Danish numbers

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100!!

The Danish numbers between 40 and 90 can be quite difficult. Look here and see if you can choose the correct number in all the sentences. The hyphens in the spelled numbers are not the regular way to spell the numbers, but with the hyphens it is easier to read the numbers.

Wauw en flot kjole! Mon jeg kan passe størrelse 40? (What a nice dress! Do you think I can fit size 40?)

firs
fyrre
halvfems

Hvad koster det at gå i biografen? - 80 kr. (How much does a cinema ticket cost? - 80 DKK.)

tres
halvfjerds
firs

Jeg har set nogle lækre løbesko, jeg gerne vil have. Jeg håber, de har dem i størrelse 51. (I have seen some nice running shoes that I would like to buy. I hope they have them in size 51.)

femten
en-og-halvtreds
en-og-tres

Hvor bor du henne? - Jeg bor på Solvej 87. (Where do you live? - I live on 87 Solvej).

otte-og-halvfjerds
syv-og-firs
otte-og-firs

Hvor er stoppestedet til bus nr. 92? (Where is the stop for bus number 92?)

to-og-firs
ni-og-tyve
to-og-halvfems

Hvis er den kat? – Det er fru Olsens, hende der bor ovre i nummer 79. (Whose is the cat? - It is Ms Olsen's, she lives in number 79.)

ni-og-halvfjerds
syv-og-halvfems
syv-og-halvfjerds

Må jeg spørge, hvor gammel du er? – 56 (Can I ask you how old you are? - 56)

seks-og-halvtreds
fem-og-tres
fem-og-halvtreds

Hvad år blev I gift? – 1991 (What year did you get married? - In 1991)

nitten-hundrede-(og-)nitten
nitten-hundrede-(og-)en-og-halvfems
et-tusinde-ni-hundrede-(og-)en-og-halvfems

Mine forældre har krondiamantbryllup. De har været gift i 65 år. (My parents are celebrating their blue sapphire wedding anniversary. They have been married for 65 years.)

seks-og-halvtreds
fem-og-halvtreds
fem-og-tres

Hvad koster et dobbeltværelse pr. nat, inklusiv morgenmad? - 1.295 kr. (What is the price per night of a double room, including breakfast? - DKK 1,295.)

et-tusinde-to-hundrede-(og-)fem-og-halvfems
et-tusinde-to-hundrede-(og-)ni-og-halvtres
et-tusinde-ni-og-tyve-og-fem

Hvilket postnummer bor du i? - 5970 Ærøskøbing. (What postcode do you live in? - 5970 Ærøskøbing.)

fem-og-halvfems-halvfjerds
ni-og-halvtreds-firs
ni-og-halvtreds-halvfjerds

Må jeg få dit telefonnummer? - Ja, det er 60 77 42 90. (Can I get your phone number? - Yes, it is 60 77 42 90.)

halvfjerds - syv-og-tres - to-og-fyrre - halvfems
tres - syv-og-halvfjerds - fire-og-tyve - halvfems
tres - syv-og-halvfjerds - to-og-fyrre - halvfems

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