The number eight is more than just a digit — it carries cultural symbolism in many parts of the world. In Chinese culture, it’s associated with luck and prosperity, while in ancient traditions, it has been linked to balance, infinity, and cosmic order.
Let’s explore how to say “eight” in 70 different languages, along with pronunciations and example sentences.
How to Say “Eight” in 70 Different Languages
- German 🇩🇪 – acht | ahkt
Es sind acht Äpfel auf dem Tisch. (There are eight apples on the table.) - Spanish 🇪🇸 – ocho | OH-choh
Tengo ocho libros. (I have eight books.) - French 🇫🇷 – huit | weet
Il y a huit chaises. (There are eight chairs.) - Italian 🇮🇹 – otto | OHT-toh
Otto persone sono arrivate. (Eight people arrived.) - Portuguese 🇵🇹 – oito | OY-toh
Tenho oito gatos. (I have eight cats.) - Dutch 🇳🇱 – acht | ahkt
Er zijn acht huizen. (There are eight houses.) - Russian 🇷🇺 – восемь (vosem’) | VOH-syem’
У меня восемь друзей. (I have eight friends.) - Mandarin Chinese 🇨🇳 – 八 (bā) | bah
我有八个兄弟姐妹。 (I have eight siblings.) - Japanese 🇯🇵 – 八 (hachi) | HAH-chee
私は八つのりんごを持っています。 (I have eight apples.) - Korean 🇰🇷 – 여덟 (yeodeol) | yuh-duhl
여덟 명이 왔어요. (Eight people came.) - Hindi 🇮🇳 – आठ (āṭh) | aath
मेरे पास आठ किताबें हैं। (I have eight books.) - Bengali 🇧🇩 – আট (āṭ) | aat
আমার আটটা কলম আছে। (I have eight pens.) - Urdu 🇵🇰 – آٹھ (aath) | aath
میرے پاس آٹھ سیب ہیں۔ (I have eight apples.) - Arabic 🇸🇦 – ثمانية (thamāniya) | tha-MAH-nee-ya
عندي ثمانية طلاب. (I have eight students.) - Turkish 🇹🇷 – sekiz | seh-KEEZ
Sekiz elma var. (There are eight apples.) - Greek 🇬🇷 – οκτώ (októ) | ok-TOH
- Hebrew 🇮🇱 – שמונה (shmoneh) | sh-MOH-neh
- Persian 🇮🇷 – هشت (hasht) | hasht
- Swahili 🇹🇿 – nane | NAH-neh
- Zulu 🇿🇦 – isishiyagalombili | ee-see-shee-yah-gah-lohm-bee-lee
- Afrikaans 🇿🇦 – agt | ahkt
- Somali 🇸🇴 – siddeed | sid-DAYD
- Amharic 🇪🇹 – ስምንት (səmənt) | seh-ment
- Yoruba 🇳🇬 – mẹjọ | meh-jo
- Hausa 🇳🇬 – takwas | tah-kwahs
- Polish 🇵🇱 – osiem | OH-shyem
- Czech 🇨🇿 – osm | osm
- Slovak 🇸🇰 – osem | oh-sem
- Hungarian 🇭🇺 – nyolc | nyolts
- Finnish 🇫🇮 – kahdeksan | kah-dehk-sahn
- Swedish 🇸🇪 – åtta | OHT-tah
- Norwegian 🇳🇴 – åtte | OHT-teh
- Danish 🇩🇰 – otte | OHT-eh
- Icelandic 🇮🇸 – átta | OW-tah
- Irish 🇮🇪 – a hocht | uh hokht
- Scottish Gaelic 🏴 – ochd | okhkt
- Welsh 🏴 – wyth | oo-eeth
- Maltese 🇲🇹 – tmienja | tmee-nyah
- Latvian 🇱🇻 – astoņi | ah-sto-nee
- Lithuanian 🇱🇹 – aštuoni | ahsh-too-oh-nee
- Estonian 🇪🇪 – kaheksa | kah-hex-ah
- Ukrainian 🇺🇦 – вісім (visim) | VEE-seem
- Belarusian 🇧🇾 – восем (vosem) | VOH-syem
- Serbian 🇷🇸 – осам (osam) | oh-sahm
- Croatian 🇭🇷 – osam | oh-sahm
- Bosnian 🇧🇦 – osam | oh-sahm
- Slovenian 🇸🇮 – osem | oh-sem
- Bulgarian 🇧🇬 – осем (osem) | oh-sem
- Macedonian 🇲🇰 – осум (osum) | oh-soom
- Albanian 🇦🇱 – tetë | tett
- Romanian 🇷🇴 – opt | opt
- Kazakh 🇰🇿 – сегіз (segiz) | seh-geez
- Uzbek 🇺🇿 – sakkiz | sahk-keez
- Kyrgyz 🇰🇬 – сегиз (segiz) | seh-geez
- Tajik 🇹🇯 – ҳашт (hasht) | hasht
- Georgian 🇬🇪 – რვა (rva) | rva
- Armenian 🇦🇲 – ութ (ut’) | oot
- Azerbaijani 🇦🇿 – səkkiz | seh-keez
- Thai 🇹🇭 – แปด (bpàet) | bpaet
- Vietnamese 🇻🇳 – tám | tahm
- Khmer 🇰🇭 – ប្រាំបី (pram bay) | prahm bay
- Lao 🇱🇦 – ແປດ (pàet) | paet
- Malay 🇲🇾 – lapan | lah-pahn
- Indonesian 🇮🇩 – delapan | deh-lah-pahn
- Filipino 🇵🇭 – walo | wah-loh
- Hawaiian 🇺🇸 – walu | wah-loo
- Maori 🇳🇿 – waru | wah-roo
- Samoan 🇼🇸 – valu | vah-loo
- Tongan 🇹🇴 – valu | vah-loo
- Esperanto 🌐 – ok | ok
Conclusion
From acht in German to 八 (bā) in Mandarin, the number eight crosses cultures with fascinating similarities and differences. Whether symbolizing prosperity, completeness, or simply a count of items, “eight” is a universal concept understood in every corner of the globe — and now, you know how to say it in 70 languages.
