igual que eight (8) .... the pronuntiation is the same

This might help: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=ate

Although I am not familiar with the international phonetic alphabet, you can go to http://dictionary.reference.com/ and type in any English word. It will give you a definition and after the word it shows a speaker. If you click on that icon, it will pronounce the word for you to hear.

Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven ate nine.

Like the english number 8