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How do you say "ninety-nine" in Korean?
구십구
gu sip gu
In Korean, "ninety-nine" is 구십구.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce 'goo ship goo' with both the opening and closing using the crisp 'g' sound.
Writing and usage
구십구 has four syllable blocks. The 구 appears at both start and end.
Example sentence
구십구 제는 지났어요.
Ninety-nine degrees have passed.
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How to remember 구십구
Ninety-nine repeats 'goo', making it the last before the big one-hundred milestone.
Related words
- eighty-one 팔십일 pal sip il
- fifty-four 오십사 o sip sa
- full 가득한 gadeukhan
- nine 아홉 ahop
- ninety-three 구십삼 gu sip sam
- seventy-five 칠십오 chil sip o
- seventy-seven 칠십칠 chil sip chil
- sixty-eight 육십팔 yuk sip pal
- three 셋 set
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Questions about 구십구
How do you say "ninety-nine" in Korean?
In Korean, "ninety-nine" is 구십구. It is a noun.
How is 구십구 written in Korean?
구십구 has four syllable blocks. The 구 appears at both start and end.
How is 구십구 used in a sentence?
Use 구십구 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 구십구 제는 지났어요. (Ninety-nine degrees have passed.).
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"Ninety-nine" in other languages
- Japanese 九十九 (kyūjūkyū)
- Chinese 九十九 (jiǔ shí jiǔ)
- Spanish noventa y nueve
- Spanish (Latin America) noventa y nueve
- French quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
- German neunundneunzig
- Italian novantanove
- Russian девяносто девять (devyanosto devyat')
- Greek ενενήντα εννέα (enenínta ennéa)
- Arabic تسعة وتسعين (tis'a witiseen)
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