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How do you say "fifty-nine" in Korean?
오십구
o sip gu
In Korean, "fifty-nine" is 오십구.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce 'oh ship goo' with the round 'oh' transitioning to the crisp 'goo' ending.
Writing and usage
오십구 has four syllable blocks. The opening 오 is pure vowel, while 구 adds consonant and vowel.
Example sentence
오십구 초가 남았어요.
Fifty-nine seconds remain.
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How to remember 오십구
Fifty-nine: 'oh' to 'goo' marks the final number before a major milestone.
Related words
- eight 여덟 yeodeol
- eleven 열하나 yeolhana
- fifty-seven 오십칠 o sip chil
- forty-nine 사십구 sa sip gu
- ninety-four 구십사 gu sip sa
- rainstorm 폭풍우 pokpungu
- seventy-seven 칠십칠 chil sip chil
- thirty 삼십 sam sip
- twenty-five 이십오 i sip o
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Questions about 오십구
How do you say "fifty-nine" in Korean?
In Korean, "fifty-nine" is 오십구. It is a noun.
How is 오십구 written in Korean?
오십구 has four syllable blocks. The opening 오 is pure vowel, while 구 adds consonant and vowel.
How is 오십구 used in a sentence?
Use 오십구 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 오십구 초가 남았어요. (Fifty-nine seconds remain.).
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"Fifty-nine" in other languages
- Japanese 五十九 (gojūkyū)
- Chinese 五十九 (wǔ shí jiǔ)
- Spanish cincuenta y nueve
- Spanish (Latin America) cincuenta y nueve
- French cinquante-neuf
- German neunundfünfzig
- Italian cinquantanove
- Russian пятьдесят девять (pyat'desyat' devyat')
- Greek πενήντα εννέα (penínta ennéa)
- Arabic تسعة وخمسين (tis'a wi'khamseen)
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