Vocabulary
null
/nʊl/· number
zero
You say it in almost every phone number, because German phone numbers start with 0. Always say null, never „O“ like the English „oh“.
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null
zero (the number 0)
Drei, zwei, eins, null!
Three, two, one, zero!
Common combinations
- null Gradzero degrees
- null Uhrmidnight (0:00, on timetables)
Common learner mistakes
- O, eins, sieben, sechsnull, eins, sieben, sechs0 is always null in German. „O“ (like English „oh“) is a letter, not a number.
Real examples
- Ich wohne in Dresden. Die Postleitzahl ist null, eins, null, sechs, sieben.I live in Dresden. The postcode is 01067.
- Meine Nummer ist null, eins, sieben, sechs, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben.My number is 0176 234567.
- Wie bitte? Null, acht, neun?Sorry? Zero, eight, nine?