Vocabulary
sechs
/zɛks/· number
six
Counting, phone numbers, ages. Two sound traps: the s at the start sounds like English z, and chs is said ks: [zɛks]. In 16 and 60 the last s drops: sechzehn, sechzig.
CEFR A1Frequency ●●●●●
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Forms
- in Ziffern
- 6
- Ordinalzahl
- der sechste
- in 16 und 60
- sechzehn, sechzig
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
sechs
six
Vier, fünf, sechs!
Four, five, six!
Common combinations
- sechs Jahresix years
- um sechsat six (o'clock)
Common learner mistakes
- sechszehn, sechszigsechzehn, sechzig16 and 60 drop the s of sechs, and the ch becomes the soft sound of ich: [ˈzɛçtseːn], [ˈzɛçtsɪç].
Real examples
- Drei und drei ist sechs.Three and three is six.
- Emma ist sechs Jahre alt.Emma is six years old.
- Meine Telefonnummer ist sechs, sechs, eins, zwei, null, acht.My phone number is 661208.