How do you say "eighty-nine" in Russian?

In Russian, "eighty-nine" is восемьдесят девять (vosem'desyat' devyat'). It is a adjective.

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восемьдесят девять (romanisation: vosem'desyat' devyat') is written using the Cyrillic alphabet.

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Questions about восемьдесят девять

How do you pronounce восемьдесят девять?

восемьдесят девять is romanised as vosem'desyat' devyat' in Russian. This romanisation gives you an approximate pronunciation for English speakers. Listen to the audio on this page for the native pronunciation.

How is восемьдесят девять written in Russian?

восемьдесят девять is written using the Cyrillic alphabet. The romanisation is vosem'desyat' devyat'. Learning to read the Cyrillic alphabet takes time, but Noun Town teaches vocabulary through gameplay so the writing becomes familiar through repeated exposure.

Is восемьдесят девять formal or casual?

восемьдесят девять is a common adjective used in everyday Russian speech. The level of formality in a sentence comes from the surrounding words and grammatical forms rather than from this word alone.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Russian language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.