Friday, September 4, 2015

German - Counting to eighty nine


We counted to 79 in German, let's keep going!

80 achtzig - sounds like ah-k-tsig /?/
81 einundachtzig - sounds like ah-een-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
82 zweiundachtzig - sounds like svai-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
83 dreiundachtzig - sounds like duh-ai-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
84 vierundachtzig - sounds like fee-ah-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
85 fünfundachtzig - sounds like foo-nf-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
86 sechsundachtzig - sounds like zeks-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
87 siebenundachtzig - sounds like zee-bm-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
88 achtundachtzig - sounds like ah-kt-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
89 neunundachtzig - sounds like no-een-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/

Goethe Institute
(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
ochenta, ochenta y uno, ochenta y dos, ochenta y tres, ochenta y cuatro, ochenta y cinco, ochenta y seis, ochenta y siete, ochenta y ocho, ochenta y nueve

Do you remember how to say it in French?
quatre-vingts, quatre-vingts-un, quatre vingt deux, quatre vingt trois, quatre vingt quatre, quatre vingt cinq, quatre vingt six, quatre vingt sept, quatre vingt huit, quatre vingt neuf