ciento veinticinco
/θjento beintiθinko/from spelling rules
The phrase for one twenty-five in Spanish is ciento veinticinco.
This phrase is used to express the number 125.
How do you pronounce it?
/θjento beintiθinko/
Did you know?
- The word ciento shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'hundred', tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱm̥tóm.
- Unlike the numbers 31 through 99, which are written as separate words like treinta y uno, veinticinco is written as a single word.
- While ciento veinticinco means 'one hundred twenty-five', the number 100 on its own is usually said as cien.
Examples in context
- Es el día ciento veinticinco del año.It's the one hundred twenty-fifth day of the year.
- El libro cuesta ciento veinticinco euros.The book costs one hundred twenty-five euros.
- Tengo ciento veinticinco páginas en mi cuaderno.I have one hundred twenty-five pages in my notebook.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are checking the inventory in a small shop.
- Daniel¿Cuántas cajas hay en el almacén?How many boxes are in the warehouse?
- LucíaHay ciento veinticinco cajas ahora.There are one hundred twenty-five boxes now.
- DanielEso es un número muy alto.That is a very high number.
- LucíaSí, Daniel, tenemos mucho trabajo.Yes, Daniel, we have a lot of work.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ciento, veinticinco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
