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"Four" in German: vier

vier

Say it: feernumber/fiːɐ̯/

Four in German is vier. Say vier Karten or wir sind zu viert. Viermal means four times.

Restaurant

Einen Tisch für vier, bitte.
A table for four, please.
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How to pronounce vier

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feer

/fiːɐ̯/

feer. Long ie like fee. Soft v like f.

"Four" in German: quick reference

GermanEnglish
vierfour

Default.

zu viertas a group of four

People.

viermalfour times

Frequency.

vierte / vierterfourth

Ordinal.

How to use vier in real life

  1. 1Restaurant

    Einen Tisch für vier, bitte.

    A table for four, please.

    Für vier.

  2. 2Carpool

    Wir fahren zu viert nach Hamburg.

    The four of us are driving to Hamburg.

    Zu viert.

  3. 3Practice drill

    Wiederhole die Übung viermal.

    Repeat the exercise four times.

    Viermal.

Mistakes English speakers make with vier

Incorrect: viere Leute

Correct: vier Leute

No -e on vier before nouns.

Incorrect: zu vierte

Correct: zu viert

Set phrase: zu viert.

Good to know

Vier shows up in pack sizes and offers — vier Stück, Vierertisch. On elevators you may still hear people count floors carefully around vier and fünf.

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Booking a table

  1. ChatPal

    Wie viele Personen?

    How many people?

  2. You

    Vier. Zwei Erwachsene, zwei Kinder.

    Four. Two adults, two kids.

  3. ChatPal

    Okay, Platz für vier um sieben.

    Okay, space for four at seven.

  4. You

    Perfekt. Vier ist unsere Standardgröße.

    Perfect. Four is our usual group size.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Four" in German

How do you say four?

Vier.

As four people?

Zu viert.

Four times?

Viermal.

Fourth?

Vierte / vierter / viertes.

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