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"Eighty" in German: achtzig

achtzig

Say it: AHKH-tsikhnumber/ˈaxt͡sɪç/

Eighty in German is achtzig. Say Ich bin achtzig or achtzig Kilometer. Soft ch in acht- like the ach-Laut.

Age

Uroma wird im Sommer achtzig.
Great-grandma turns eighty in the summer.
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AHKH-tsikh

/ˈaxt͡sɪç/

AHKH-tsikh. Soft ach-ch. Soft z like ts. Soft ig like ikh.

"Eighty" in German: quick reference

GermanEnglish
achtzigeighty

Cardinal.

mit achtzigat eighty

Age.

achtzig Euroeighty euros

Money.

achtzigsteeightieth

Ordinal.

How to use achtzig in real life

  1. 1Age

    Uroma wird im Sommer achtzig.

    Great-grandma turns eighty in the summer.

    Wird achtzig.

  2. 2Distance

    Es sind noch achtzig Kilometer bis Köln.

    There are still eighty kilometers to Cologne.

    Achtzig Kilometer.

  3. 3Price

    Das Fahrrad kostet achtzig Euro gebraucht.

    The bike costs eighty euros used.

    Achtzig Euro.

Mistakes English speakers make with achtzig

Incorrect: acht zig (two words)

Correct: achtzig

Write one word: achtzig.

Incorrect: eighty Euro

Correct: achtzig Euro

Use German achtzig.

Good to know

Big family parties for achtzig are common. Decade talk uses die Achtziger for the 1980s.

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Checking a used-bike listing

  1. ChatPal

    Steht da wirklich achtzig Euro?

    Does it really say eighty euros?

  2. You

    Ja. Für den Zustand sind achtzig fair.

    Yes. For the condition eighty is fair.

  3. ChatPal

    Dann biete ich achtzig und hole es ab.

    Then I'll offer eighty and pick it up.

  4. You

    Gut. Über achtzig würde ich nicht gehen.

    Good. I wouldn't go above eighty.

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Common questions about "Eighty" in German

How do you say eighty?

Achtzig.

Eighty euros?

Achtzig Euro.

At eighty?

Mit achtzig.

Pronunciation tip?

Ach-Laut in acht-, then -tsikh.

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