“Nine” is a fundamental number that we use in counting and everyday life. It’s fascinating to see how this number is expressed across different languages and cultures. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “nine” is expressed in various languages around the world, from the most commonly spoken languages to some of the lesser-known ones.
Here is a list of how to say “nine” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Nëntë | Pronunciation: Nen-tuh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – تسعة (Tis’a) | Pronunciation: Tis-ah
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – ինը (Inə) | Pronunciation: Ee-nuh
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Doqquz | Pronunciation: Doh-kuz
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Bederatzi | Pronunciation: Beh-deh-rah-tsee
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Дзевяць (Dzyevyats’) | Pronunciation: Dze-vyats
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – নয় (Nôy) | Pronunciation: Noy
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Devet | Pronunciation: Deh-vet
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Девет (Devet) | Pronunciation: Deh-vet
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Nou | Pronunciation: Now
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Devět | Pronunciation: Deh-vyet
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Ni | Pronunciation: Nee
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Negen | Pronunciation: Nay-ghen
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Nine | Pronunciation: Nyn
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Üheksa | Pronunciation: Uh-hek-sah
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – نه (No) | Pronunciation: Noh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Yhdeksän | Pronunciation: Uu-dek-san
- French (🇫🇷) – Neuf | Pronunciation: Nuhf
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ცხრა (Tskhra) | Pronunciation: Ts-khra
- German (🇩🇪) – Neun | Pronunciation: Noyn
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Εννέα (Ennéa) | Pronunciation: Eh-neh-ah
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – תשע (Tesha) | Pronunciation: Teh-shah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – नौ (Nau) | Pronunciation: Now
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Kilenc | Pronunciation: Kee-lents
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Níu | Pronunciation: Nee-oo
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Sembilan | Pronunciation: Sem-bee-lan
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Naoi | Pronunciation: Nee
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Nove | Pronunciation: No-veh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 九 (Kyū) | Pronunciation: Kyoo
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Тоғыз (Toğız) | Pronunciation: Toh-ghuz
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – បួន (Buon) | Pronunciation: Buon
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 아홉 (Ahop) | Pronunciation: Ah-hop
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – نۆ (No) | Pronunciation: No
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Тогуз (Toguz) | Pronunciation: Toh-ghuz
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ເກົ້າ (Kao) | Pronunciation: Kao
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Deviņi | Pronunciation: Deh-vee-nee
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Devyni | Pronunciation: Deh-vee-nee
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Néng | Pronunciation: Neng
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Девет (Devet) | Pronunciation: Deh-vet
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Sembilan | Pronunciation: Sem-bee-lan
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Disgħa | Pronunciation: Dis-ah
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 九 (Jiǔ) | Pronunciation: Jyo
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – नऊ (Nau) | Pronunciation: Now
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Ес (Yes) | Pronunciation: Yes
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – नौ (Nau) | Pronunciation: Now
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Ni | Pronunciation: Nee
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – نهه (Naha) | Pronunciation: Nah-ha
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Dziewięć | Pronunciation: Dzev-yench
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Nove | Pronunciation: No-veh
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Nouă | Pronunciation: Noh-wah
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Девять (Dev’yat’) | Pronunciation: Dyev-yat
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Девет (Devet) | Pronunciation: Deh-vet
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – නවය (Navaya) | Pronunciation: Nah-vah-yah
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Deväť | Pronunciation: Dya-vyat
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Devet | Pronunciation: Deh-vet
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Sagaal | Pronunciation: Sah-gahl
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Nueve | Pronunciation: Nweh-veh
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Tisa | Pronunciation: Tee-sah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Nio | Pronunciation: Nee-oh
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Нӯҳ (Nuh) | Pronunciation: Noo
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ஒன்பது (Onpathu) | Pronunciation: Own-pah-thoo
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – తొమ్మిది (Tom’midi) | Pronunciation: Tom-mee-dee
- Thai (🇹🇭) – เก้า (Kâo) | Pronunciation: Kao
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Dokuz | Pronunciation: Doh-kuz
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Дев’ять (Devyat’) | Pronunciation: Dehv-yat
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – نو (No) | Pronunciation: No
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – To’qqiz | Pronunciation: Toh-kiz
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Chín | Pronunciation: Cheen
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Naw | Pronunciation: Now
- Yoruba (🇳🇬) – Mẹsan | Pronunciation: Meh-sahn