ciento catorce
/θjento katoɾθe/from spelling rules
One hundred fourteen in Spanish is ciento catorce.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ciento (one hundred) and catorce (fourteen).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word for one hundred changes from cien to ciento when it is followed by another number.
How do you pronounce it?
/θjento katoɾθe/
Did you know?
- The letter 'c' in ciento and catorce is pronounced as a 'th' sound in most of Spain, but as an 's' sound in Latin America.
- Unlike English, which uses 'one hundred fourteen' or 'one hundred and fourteen', Spanish never uses a word for 'and' between ciento and catorce.
- The word ciento shares its roots with the English word 'cent', both descending from the Latin 'centum'.
Examples in context
- El número del examen es ciento catorce.The test number is one hundred fourteen.
- Nuestro hotel tiene ciento catorce habitaciones.Our hotel has one hundred fourteen rooms.
- Compré ciento catorce chocolates para la fiesta.I bought one hundred fourteen chocolates for the party.
- Tengo ciento y catorce años de edad.I am one hundred fourteen years old.
- El libro cuesta ciento catorce euros.The book costs one hundred fourteen euros.
- Tengo ciento catorce páginas en mi cuaderno.I have one hundred fourteen pages in my notebook.
- El número de la casa es ciento catorce.The house number is one hundred fourteen.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are checking the inventory of a small shop.
- Javier¿Cuántos productos hay en la caja?How many products are in the box?
- SofíaHay ciento catorce artículos en total.There are one hundred fourteen items in total.
- Javier¡Eso es mucho más de lo que pensaba!That is much more than I thought!
- SofíaSí, debemos contarlos de nuevo.Yes, we must count them again.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries catorce, ciento, CC BY-SA 4.0.
