seiscientos ochenta
/seisθjentos ot͡ʃenta/from spelling rules
The English phrase six hundred eighty is translated into Spanish as seiscientos ochenta.
How does it change in a sentence?
If the number refers to a feminine noun, the hundred part changes from seiscientos to seiscientas.
How do you pronounce it?
/seisθjentos otʃenta/
Did you know?
- The word ochenta traces back to the Proto-Indo-European word *oktōḱomt, which literally means 'eight-ten'.
- The Spanish word for 'hundred' ciento changes to cientos in seiscientos to indicate a plural quantity of hundreds.
Examples in context
- Compré un libro por seiscientos ochenta pesosI bought a book for six hundred eighty pesos
- Mi coche tiene una potencia de seiscientos ochenta caballos de fuerzaMy car has a horsepower of six hundred eighty
- Necesitamos caminar dos mil seiscientos ochenta metros para llegar a la cima de la montañaWe need to walk two thousand six hundred eighty meters to reach the top of the mountain
- El libro cuesta seiscientos ochenta pesos.The book costs six hundred eighty pesos.
- La distancia es de seiscientos ochenta kilómetros.The distance is six hundred eighty kilometers.
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are discussing the price of a used bicycle.
- SofíaLa bicicleta cuesta seiscientos ochenta euros.The bicycle costs six hundred eighty euros.
- DanielMe parece un precio muy justo.It seems like a very fair price to me.
- Sofía¿Quieres comprarla ahora, Daniel?Do you want to buy it now, Daniel?
- DanielSí, pagaré los seiscientos ochenta ahora mismo.Yes, I will pay the six hundred eighty right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ochenta, seiscientos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
