sesenta y cuatro
/seˌsenta i ˈkwatɾo/
The Spanish phrase for sixty-four is sesenta y cuatro.
sesenta y cuatro is a cardinal number used to denote the quantity 64.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of sesenta (sixty), y (and) and cuatro (four).
How do you pronounce it?
/seˌsenta i ˈkwatɾo/
Did you know?
- If you are discussing someone's age, you do not say they 'are' sixty-four, but rather that they 'have' sixty-four years by using the verb tener.
- When counting in Spanish, the word y is only used to connect the tens and the units in numbers between 31 and 99. For numbers like 104, you would say ciento cuatro instead of using 'and'.
- The Spanish number cuatro is a linguistic cousin to the English 'four' and the French 'quatre', all originating from the same Proto-Indo-European source.
Examples in context
- Tengo sesenta y cuatro caramelos.I have sixty-four candies.
- Compré sesenta y cuatro entradas para el concierto.I bought sixty-four tickets for the concert.
- Hace sesenta y cuatro años que se fundó la empresa.It's been sixty-four years since the company was founded.
- El libro tiene sesenta y cuatro páginas.The book has sixty-four pages.
- Tengo sesenta y cuatro euros en la cuenta.I have sixty-four euros in the account.
- Mi abuelo tiene sesenta y cuatro años.My grandfather is sixty-four years old.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are checking the inventory of a small shop.
- Mateo¿Cuántos vasos hay en la caja?How many glasses are in the box?
- LucíaHay sesenta y cuatro vasos en total.There are sixty-four glasses in total.
- MateoEso es un número muy específico.That is a very specific number.
- LucíaSí, es la cuenta exacta, Mateo.Yes, it is the exact count, Mateo.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sixty-four” translations and entries sesenta y cuatro, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cuatro, sesenta, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
