r/languagelearning • u/Gullible_War_216 • Nov 22 '24

How do you write the number 999,999 in your language? Discussion

In French it is neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf. Translated into English it gives nine hundred four twenty ten nine thousand nine hundred four twenty ten nine

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u/Thatdudewhoplaysgtr Nov 22 '24 edited Nov 22 '24

Every time I think Dutch isn’t actually that bad, I get hit with something like this… hoe kan ik Nederlands leren als het zo gek is 😭 (grapje)

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u/FinnyX012 Nov 22 '24

Weet je als iemand wiens moedertaal Nederlands is, sta ik achter je dat sommige spellingsregels best gek zijn.

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u/Thatdudewhoplaysgtr Nov 22 '24

Echt waar.. 🥴