How to Say ‘99 balloons’ in German
99 Luftballons
nahyn-und-noyn-tsik looft-bah-lohns
[nahyn-und-noyn-tsik looft-bah-lohns]
💬 Usage Tip: Symbolic of innocence and unintentional consequences.
🇩🇪 In Germany: The song itself is a cultural icon from the Cold War era.
Phrase Breakdown
99
[nahyn-und-noyn-tsik]
ninety-nine
The number following ninety-eight and preceding one hundred.
Ich habe 99 Probleme.
I have 99 problems.
Luftballons
[looft-bah-lohns]
balloons
Flexible bags inflated with a gas, such as helium, causing it to rise and float in the air.
Die Kinder lieben Luftballons.
The children love balloons.
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