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The
map
above
shows
the
various
ways
you
can
say
the
number
92
in
different
European
languages.
Most
use
the
format
of
90
+
2
(e.g.
ninety-two),
while
German,
Dutch
and
Slovenian
use
2
+
90.
However,
France
and
especially
Denmark
are
the
big
outliers.
In
France
you
4×20
+
12.
However,
in
the
French
speaking
part
of
Belgium
and
Switzerland
they
use
90
+2.
And
in
Danish
you
say
2
+
(5-0.05)
X
20.
Here’s
a
table
below
with
more
about
them:
| Language | Number |
Math behind it (literal translation) |
|---|---|---|
| English | ninety-two |
ninety (90) + two (2) |
|
French (France) |
quatre-vingt-douze |
quatre-vingts (4×20=80) + douze (12) |
|
French (Belgium+Swtizerland) |
nonante-deux |
nonante (90) + deux (2) |
| Danish | tooghalvfems |
to (2) + og (and) + halvfems (half of fifth × 20 = 90) |
| Finnish | yhdeksänkymmentäkaksi |
yhdeksän (9) × kymmenen (10) + kaksi (2) |
| German | zweiundneunzig |
zwei (2) + und (and) + neunzig (90) |
| Dutch | tweeënnegentig |
twee (2) + en (and) + negentig (90) |
| Spanish |
noventa y dos |
noventa (90) + y (and) + dos (2) |
| Italian | novantadue |
novanta (90) + due (2) |
| Portuguese |
noventa e dois |
noventa (90) + e (and) + dois (2) |
| Norwegian | nittito |
nitti (90) + to (2) |
| Swedish | nittiotvå |
nittio (90) + två (2) |
| Polish |
dziewięćdziesiąt dwa |
dziewięćdziesiąt (90) + dwa (2) |
| Czech |
devadesát dva |
devadesát (90) + dva (2) |
| Slovak | deväťdesiatdva |
deväťdesiat (90) + dva (2) |
| Russian |
девяносто два (devyanosto dva) |
девяносто (90) + два (2) |
| Ukrainian |
дев’яносто два (dev’yanosto dva) |
дев’яносто (90) + два (2) |
| Greek |
ενενήντα δύο (enenínta dýo) |
ενενήντα (90) + δύο (2) |
| Hungarian | kilencvenkettő |
kilencven (90) + kettő (2) |
| Croatian |
devedeset dva |
devedeset (90) + dva (2) |
| Romanian |
nouăzeci și doi |
nouăzeci (90) + și (and) + doi (2) |
| Bulgarian |
деветдесет и две (devetdeset i dve) |
деветдесет (90) + и (and) + две (2) |
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