Eight in Different Languages: Eight is the number that comes after seven but before nine. China considers the number 8 to be very lucky. Eight is a symbol of prosperity in China. Chinese people often prefer living on the 8th floor of apartments or getting a telephone number or license plate with 8 in it.
Eight in European Languages
Translation of word Eight in almost 42 European languages.
| Different Languages | Word Eight |
|---|---|
| Albanian | tetë |
| Basque | zortzi |
| Belarusian | восем |
| Bosnian | osam |
| Bulgarian | осем |
| Catalan | vuit |
| Corsican | ottu |
| Croatian | osam |
| Czech | osm |
| Danish | otte |
| Dutch | acht |
| Estonian | kaheksa |
| Finnish | kahdeksan |
| French | huit |
| Frisian | acht |
| Galician | oito |
| German | acht |
| Greek | οκτώ [októ] |
| Hungarian | nyolc |
| Icelandic | Átta |
| Irish | ocht |
| Italian | otto |
| Latvian | astoņi |
| Lithuanian | aštuoni |
| Luxembourgish | aacht |
| Macedonian | осум |
| Maltese | tmienja |
| Norwegian | åtte |
| Polish | osiem |
| Portuguese | oito |
| Romanian | opt |
| Russian | 8 [8] |
| Scots Gaelic | 8 [8] |
| Serbian | ochd |
| Slovak | осам [osam] |
| Slovenian | osem |
| Spanish | ocho |
| Swedish | åtta |
| Tatar | сигез |
| Ukrainian | вісім [visim] |
| Welsh | wyth |
| Yiddish | אַכט |
Eight in Asian Languages
Translation of word Eight in almost 36 Asian languages.
| Different Languages | Word Eight |
|---|---|
| Armenian | ութ |
| Azerbaijani | səkkiz |
| Bengali | আট |
| Chinese Simplified | 八 [bā] |
| Chinese Traditional | 八 [bā] |
| Georgian | რვა |
| Gujarati | આઠ |
| Hindi | आठ |
| Hmong | yim |
| Japanese | 8 |
| Kannada | ಎಂಟು |
| Kazakh | сегіз |
| Khmer | ប្រាំបី |
| Korean | 여덟 [yeodeolb] |
| Kyrgyz | сегиз |
| Lao | ແປດ |
| Malayalam | എട്ട് |
| Marathi | आठ |
| Mongolian | найман |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | ရှစ် |
| Nepali | आठ |
| Odia | ଆଠ |
| Pashto | اته |
| Punjabi | ਅੱਠ |
| Sindhi | اٺ |
| Sinhala | අට |
| Tajik | ҳашт |
| Tamil | எட்டு |
| Telugu | எட்டு |
| Thai | ఎనిమిది |
| Turkish | แปด |
| Turkmen | sekiz |
| Urdu | آٹھ |
| Uyghur | سەككىز |
| Uzbek | sakkiz |
| Vietnamese | tám |
Eight in Middle East Languages
Translation of word Eight in 4 middle eastern languages.
| Different Languages | Word Eight |
|---|---|
| Arabic | ثمانية [thmany] |
| Hebrew | שמונה |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | heşt |
| Persian | هشت |
Eight in African Languages
Translation of word Eight in almost 13 African languages.
| Different Languages | Word Eight |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | agt |
| Amharic | ስምት |
| Chichewa | eyiti |
| Hausa | takwas |
| Igbo | asatọ |
| Kinyarwanda | umunani |
| Sesotho | robeli |
| Shona | sere |
| Somali | sideed |
| Swahili | nane |
| Xhosa | Sibhozo |
| Yoruba | mẹjọ |
| Zulu | eziyisishiyagalombili |
Eight in Austronesian Languages
Translation of word Eight in almost 10 Austronesian languages.
| Different Languages | Word Eight |
|---|---|
| Cebuano | walo ka |
| Filipino | walo |
| Hawaiian | ewalu |
| Indonesian | delapan |
| Javanese | wolung |
| Malagasy | valo |
| Malay | lapan |
| Maori | e waru |
| Samoan | valu |
| Sundanese | dalapan |
Eight in Other Foreign Languages
| Different Languages | Word Eight |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | ok |
| Haitian Creole | uit |
| Latin | octo |
Carlos Villa holds an MA from Hardin Simmons University and is a certified translator with a passion for languages. As a dedicated linguist, he continually seeks to expand his knowledge of diverse languages and cultures. Carlos is also a prominent contributor to “The Different Languages,” where he shares his expertise and love for linguistic exploration with a broad audience.