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How do you say "ninety-eight" in Korean?
구십팔
gu sip pal
In Korean, "ninety-eight" is 구십팔.
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Pronunciation
Say 'goo ship pahl' with the crisp 'g' opening and soft 'p' closing.
Writing and usage
구십팔 has four syllable blocks. The crisp 구 contrasts with the soft 팔.
Example sentence
구십팔 번째 해예요.
It's the ninety-eighth year.
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How to remember 구십팔
Ninety-eight: crisp start, gentle finish, nearly at one hundred.
Related words
- eighty-nine 팔십구 pal sip gu
- fifteen 열다섯 yeoldaseot
- orange 주황색 juhwangsaek
- sad 슬픈 seulpeun
- seventeen 열일곱 yeorilgob
- soft 부드러운 budeureoun
- thirty 삼십 sam sip
- white 하얀색 hayansaek
- windy 바람이 부는 barami buneun
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Questions about 구십팔
How do you say "ninety-eight" in Korean?
In Korean, "ninety-eight" is 구십팔. It is a noun.
How is 구십팔 written in Korean?
구십팔 has four syllable blocks. The crisp 구 contrasts with the soft 팔.
How is 구십팔 used in a sentence?
Use 구십팔 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 구십팔 번째 해예요. (It's the ninety-eighth year.).
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"Ninety-eight" in other languages
- Japanese 九十八 (kyūjūhachi)
- Chinese 九十八 (jiǔ shí bā)
- Spanish noventa y ocho
- Spanish (Latin America) noventa y ocho
- French quatre-vingt-dix-huit
- German achtundneunzig
- Italian novantotto
- Russian девяносто восемь (devyanosto vosem')
- Greek ενενήντα οχτώ (enenínta ochtó)
- Arabic تمانية وتسعين (tamanya witiseen)
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