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Numbers In Dutch From 1 To 1000 – How To Count In Dutch

Wondering how to count in Dutch? 

This post will tell you all the numbers in Dutch from 1 to 1,000 and includes pronunciation. 

It also covers the main numbering rules which should help you form new numbers.

Hopefully you’ll leave this page knowing some essential Dutch numbers.

List Of Dutch Numbers From 1-1000

Below is a list of the numbers in Dutch from 1 to 1,000. 

Click on the Dutch word to hear the pronunciation. 

Please note: I have not included every single number from 1 – 1,000. The key numbers have been included, to form any other numbers in between, please see the numbering rules below.

Dutch Numbering Rules

Like in many languages, there are some rules when it comes to the numbers in Dutch.

Knowing these rules will help you to learn the numbers and work out the name for other numbers not listed here. 

Numbers From 11 – 19

Forming the teen numbers from 11 to 19 is very similar to English. 

The general rule is to take the digit number e.g. 5 then add the word for ten ‘tien’ after it. 

For example, 5 in Dutch is vijf so 15 is vijftien.

There are a few exceptions to this rule – 11, 12, 13 & 14 so make sure you check these in the list above and learn them.

Tens Numbers

The tens numbers e.g. 20, 30, 40 etc, are easy in Dutch. 

The general rule for forming a ten number is to take the digit number and add the word ‘tig’ to the end.

For example, 6 in Dutch is zes so 60 is zestig.

Again, there are a few exceptions – 20, 30, 40 & 80 so make sure you learn these ones separately.

Compound Numbers From 21 – 99

Forming compound numbers in Dutch, e.g. 24, 35, 56, 87 etc, is super easy. 

All you have to do is take the digit followed by ‘en’ and then ten number.

For example, to form 34 you need to do 4 (vier) + en + 30 (dertig) so 34 is vierendertig.

There’s only a small exception to this rule – for any number with the digit 2 or 3, e.g. 23, 33, 42, 63 etc, you need to add an accent to the ‘e’ in ‘en’ creating ‘ën’. 

For example, 22 is tweeëntwintig. This is just for pronunciation purposes as 3 e’s in a row would be weird. 

Hundreds Numbers

The hundreds numbers are 200, 300, 400, 500 etc. 

To form these simply take the digit e.g. 6 and add the word ‘honderd’ after it which means ‘hundred’. 

For example, 9 is negen so 900 is negenhonderd.

Luckily for the hundred numbers there’s no exceptions!

Compound Numbers From 101 – 999

You can easily form larger compound numbers in Dutch too such as 235, 453, 897 etc. 

Start with the hundred number then follow with the word for the ten and digit. 

For example, to form 578 you do 500 (vijfhonderd) + 78 (achtenzeventig) so 578 is vijfhonderd achtenzeventig.

I explained how to create compound numbers like 78 in the section above.

Another example is 746 which is 700 (zevenhonderd) + 46 (zesenveertig) so 746 is zevenhonderd zesenveertig.

The only exceptions are the numbers from 101 to 109 as these don’t have a ten digit. To form these, take the hundred number, add ‘en’ and then follow with the digit. 

For example, 101 is honderd en een.

If you need more help learning Dutch it may be worth getting a book like this one.

Ordinal Numbers In Dutch

Below is a list of the ordinal numbers in Dutch from 1 to 20. 

In general, the ordinal numbers are formed by just adding ‘de’ to the end of the number e.g. 12 is twaalf so 12th is twaalfde.

There are some exceptions – 1st, 3rd, 8th & 20th so learn these separately. 

Thanks for reading this post on how to say the numbers from 1 to 1,000 in Dutch. 

You should now be able to count in Dutch and know some of the rules on numbering.

Another essential phrase you can learn is hello in Dutch. You’ll need this essential phrase in lots of different situations.

You can find out more about the Dutch language here.

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