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How do you say "eighty-nine" in Japanese?
八十九
hachijūkyū
In Japanese, "eighty-nine" is 八十九 (hachijūkyū).
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Pronunciation
八十九 is written using kanji. Romanised as hachijūkyū, it sounds roughly like "hah-chee-joo-kyoo" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
九 (nine) marks 八十九 (eighty-nine), the final number in the eighties. After this, the tens digit advances to 九十, entering the nineties.
Example sentence
この学校には生徒が八十九人います。
Kono gakkou ni wa seito ga hachijūkyū nin imasu.
This school has eighty-nine students.
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How to remember 八十九
Eight-ten-nine: the curved 九 closes the door on the eighties. One more decade remains before reaching three-digit numbers.
Related words
- early 早い hayai
- twenty-six 二十六 nijūroku
- twenty-eight 二十八 nijūhachi
- seventy-three 七十三 nanajūsan
- seventy-seven 七十七 nanajūnana
- sixty-two 六十二 rokujūni
- soft 柔らかい yawarakai
- seventy-four 七十四 nanajūyon
- windy 風が強い kazegatsuyoi
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Questions about 八十九
How do you pronounce 八十九?
八十九 is romanised as hachijūkyū. Say it roughly like "hah-chee-joo-kyoo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 八十九 formal or casual?
八十九 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 八十九 written in Japanese?
八十九 is written using kanji. 九 (nine) marks 八十九 (eighty-nine), the final number in the eighties.
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"Eighty-nine" in other languages
- Korean 팔십구 (pal sip gu)
- Chinese 八十九 (bā shí jiǔ)
- Spanish ochenta y nueve
- Spanish (Latin America) ochenta y nueve
- French quatre-vingt-neuf
- German neunundachtzig
- Italian ottantanove
- Russian восемьдесят девять (vosem'desyat' devyat')
- Greek ογδοντα εννέα (ogdónta ennéa)
- Arabic تسعة وتمانين (tis'a witamaneen)
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