seis cuatro
/seis kwatɾo/from spelling rules
The phrase "six four" in Spanish is seis cuatro.
How do you pronounce it?
The phrase is pronounced /seis kwatɾo/.
Did you know?
- While cuatro means 'four' in Spanish, it also refers to a small four-stringed guitar common in Venezuela and Colombia.
- While English speakers often say 'six four' to describe a person's height, a Spanish speaker would likely use un metro noventa y dos to express the same measurement.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word cuatro appears in the phrase a cuatro pelos, meaning something is done very precariously or barely managed.
Examples in context
- El código es seis cuatro.The code is six four.
Example conversation
Daniel is helping Sofía enter a PIN code on a device.
- Sofía¿Cuáles son los dos primeros dígitos?What are the first two digits?
- DanielSon seis cuatro.They are six four.
- SofíaEntendido, Daniel. ¿Cuáles siguen?Understood, Daniel. Which ones follow?
- DanielDespués vienen el uno y el dos.After that come one and two.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
