setenta y cinco
/setenta i θinko/from spelling rules
The phrase for seventy five in Spanish is setenta y cinco.
setenta y cinco is used to denote the number that follows seventy-four.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of setenta (seventy), y (and) and cinco (five).
How do you pronounce it?
/setenta i θinko/
Did you know?
- The word setenta shares its ancestry with the 'Septuagint', the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.
- In Spanish, the conjunction y is used for numbers between 31 and 99, but it is never used for numbers like 25 or 15.
- In some gambling games popular in Spain and Latin America, numbers like setenta y cinco are assigned nicknames or 'aliases' that players use instead of the digit.
Examples in context
- Quince por cinco es setenta y cinco.Fifteen times five equals seventy-five.The sentence is useful for showing a multiplication calculation involving setenta y cinco.Tatoeba #9393384 by ignacio, translation #2917289 by AlanF_US
- Setenta y cinco dividido por cinco son quince.Seventy-five divided by five is fifteen.The sentence is useful for showing a division calculation involving setenta y cinco.Tatoeba #4451727 by hayastan, translation #4451729 by Theocracy
- Juan empezó a estudiar inglés cuando tenía setenta y cinco años.Juan started studying English when he was seventy-five years old.The sentence is useful for expressing an age using setenta y cinco.Tatoeba #1945615 by hayastan, translation #11438798 by Serveto
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Example conversation
María and Mateo are checking the price of a vintage book.
- María¿Cuánto cuesta este libro viejo?How much does this old book cost?
- MateoCuesta setenta y cinco dólares.It costs seventy-five dollars.
- MaríaEs un poco caro para mí, Mateo.It is a bit expensive for me, Mateo.
- MateoPero es un libro muy especial.But it is a very special book.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cinco, setenta, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
