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"One thousand" in German: tausend

tausend

Say it: TOW-zentnumber/ˈtaʊzn̩t/

Note: also: eintausend

One thousand in German is tausend. Eintausend is also correct. Say tausend Euro or zwei tausend for two thousand — often written 2.000 with a dot.

Rent

Die Wohnung kostet tausend Euro.
The apartment costs one thousand euros.
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How to pronounce tausend

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TOW-zent

/ˈtaʊzn̩t/

TOW-zent. Au like ow in cow; soft -end.

"One thousand" in German: quick reference

GermanEnglish
tausendthousand

Everyday form.

eintausendone thousand

Clearer reading.

tausendstethousandth

Ordinal.

viele tausendmany thousands

Large vague amounts.

How to use tausend in real life

  1. 1Rent

    Die Wohnung kostet tausend Euro.

    The apartment costs one thousand euros.

    Tausend Euro.

  2. 2Crowd

    Tausend Leute waren auf dem Konzert.

    A thousand people were at the concert.

    Tausend Leute.

  3. 3Goal

    Wir sparen tausend Euro bis Juni.

    We're saving one thousand euros by June.

    Tausend Euro.

Mistakes English speakers make with tausend

Incorrect: ein tausend (spaced)

Correct: eintausend / tausend

Write eintausend as one word, or just tausend.

Incorrect: tausendth Euro

Correct: tausend Euro / das tausendste Mal

Don't add English -th. For the number say tausend; the ordinal is tausendste.

Good to know

German writes 1.000,50 with a dot for thousands and a comma for decimals — the opposite of US English.

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  1. ChatPal

    Brauchst du wirklich tausend Euro?

    Do you really need one thousand euros?

  2. You

    Ja, ungefähr tausend.

    Yes, about a thousand.

  3. ChatPal

    Bis wann habt ihr die tausend zusammen?

    By when will you have the thousand together?

  4. You

    In drei Monaten, hoffentlich.

    In three months, hopefully.

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Common questions about "One thousand" in German

How do you say 1000?

Tausend or eintausend.

2000?

Zweitausend.

Writing tip?

1.000 with a dot in German.

Thousandth?

Tausendste.

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