How to Pronounce "eighties"
word
ˈeɪtiz
AY-teez
ˈeɪtɪz
AY-tiz
Definition
The term refers either to the years from 1980 to 1989, often called the 1980s, or to someone's age when they are between 80 and 89 years old.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪtiz
British English
ˈeɪtɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AY-teez
UK
AY-tiz
Listen in Context
I love the music from the eighties.
My grandmother is in her eighties.
Many famous movies came out in the eighties.
That hairstyle was super popular in the eighties.