Combining Numbers (21–99)
In Danish, compound numbers are built unit first, then the ten — connected by og (and). This is similar to German and the opposite of English.
The Pattern
Unit
en
Connector
og
Ten
tyve
Result
21
Examples
21
en og tyve
Literally: “one and twenty”
35
fem og tredive
Literally: “five and thirty”
47
syv og fyrre
Literally: “seven and forty”
68
otte og tres
Literally: “eight and sixty”
93
tre og halvfems
Literally: “three and ninety”
Think backwards
When you hear a Danish number, listen for the small number first, then og, then the tens. So when someone says “syv og halvtreds”, that's 7 + 50 = 57.