Vocabulary
neun
/nɔɪ̯n/· number
nine
Counting, phone numbers, ages. eu sounds like „oy“ in English „boy“: neun. Don't mix it up with nein (no), which sounds like „nine“!
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Forms
- in Ziffern
- 9
- Ordinalzahl
- der neunte
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
neun
nine
Sieben, acht, neun!
Seven, eight, nine!
Common combinations
- um neunat nine (o'clock)
- neun Jahrenine years
Common learner mistakes
- nein (when you mean 9)neunneun [nɔɪ̯n] is 9, nein [naɪ̯n] is no. eu sounds like „oy“, ei like „eye“.
Real examples
- Meine Hausnummer ist neun.My house number is nine.
- Fünf und vier ist neun.Five and four is nine.
- Neun? Nein, neunzehn!Nine? No, nineteen!