ciento dos huevos
/θjento dos webos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "one hundred and two eggs" is translated into Spanish as ciento dos huevos.
The phrase is used to specify a quantity of exactly one hundred and two individual eggs.
How does it change in a sentence?
When counting, use the form ciento instead of cien because it is followed by another number, in this case dos. Additionally, the noun huevo must be used in its plural form huevos to agree with the quantity of one hundred and two.
Did you know?
- The word huevo is often used as a slang term in various Spanish-speaking countries to refer to testicles or a person's audacity.
- While huevos refers to eggs, the expression tener huevos is frequently used to describe someone who possesses immense courage or guts.
- The word ciento is related to the English word 'cent', as both descend from the Latin 'centum' meaning one hundred.
Examples in context
- El chef necesitaba ciento dos huevos para hacer la receta.The chef needed one hundred and two eggs to make the recipe.
- Fui a la tienda y compré ciento dos huevos para hacer una tortilla.I went to the store and bought one hundred and two eggs to make an omelette.
- En la canasta hay ciento dos huevos.There are one hundred and two eggs in the basket.
- El granjero trajo ciento dos huevos esta mañana.The farmer brought one hundred and two eggs this morning.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are checking the inventory at a small grocery store.
- Alejandro¿Cuántos huevos tenemos en el almacén?How many eggs do we have in the warehouse?
- LucíaTenemos exactamente ciento dos huevos.We have exactly one hundred and two eggs.
- AlejandroPerfecto, es la cantidad que necesitamos.Perfect, it is the quantity we need.
- LucíaMuy bien, los guardaré en el refrigerador.Very well, I will put them in the refrigerator.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ciento, dos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
