ciento veinte
/θjento beinte/from spelling rules
The phrase ciento veinte is the Spanish way to say one twenty.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, use ciento instead of cien when it is followed by other numbers to form a larger number like one hundred twenty.
Did you know?
- When telling time, la una y veinte is used for 1:20, but the number una changes gender because it refers to la hora ('the hour').
- The word veinte is used in the Spanish expression veinte a veinte to describe a perfectly balanced or tied situation.
- The word ciento shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'hundred', both tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱm̥tóm.
Examples in context
- El costo del artículo es de ciento veinte dólares.The cost of the item is one hundred twenty dollars.
- Hemos recibido ciento veinte unidades del producto.We have received one hundred twenty units of the product.
- Si sumas ciento veinte unos, obtendrás mil doscientos.If you add one hundred twenty ones, you will get one thousand two hundred.
- Compré ciento veinte caramelos en la tienda.I bought one hundred twenty candies at the store.
- Me gané ciento veinte papeletas en la rifa.I won one hundred twenty tickets in the raffle.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are shopping for a shirt.
- LucíaJavier, ¿cuánto cuesta esta camisa?Javier, how much is this shirt?
- JavierCuesta ciento veinte euros.It costs one hundred twenty euros.
- LucíaEs un poco cara.It is a bit expensive.
- JavierSí, pero es de muy buena calidad.Yes, but it is of very good quality.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ciento, veinte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
