sesenta y siete
/seˌsenta i ˈsjete/
Sixty-seven is said in Spanish as sesenta y siete.
sesenta y siete is the cardinal number used for counting or expressing the quantity sixty-seven.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of sesenta (sixty), y (and) and siete (seven).
How do you pronounce it?
/seˌsenta i ˈsjete/
Did you know?
- Because sesenta comes from the Latin sexāgintā, it shares a deep linguistic ancestor with the English word 'sexagesimal', used to describe number systems based on sixty.
- In Spanish, numbers from 31 to 99 are written as separate words using y, whereas numbers from 16 to 29 are often written as single words like diecisiete.
- The word sesenta contains a hidden link to the English word 'six' through the Latin 'sexāgintā'. Both languages trace the concept of sixty back to a root meaning 'six-ten'.
Examples in context
- El producto tiene un total de sesenta y siete unidades disponibles.The product has a total of sixty-seven units available.
- ¡Hoy vamos a llegar a sesenta y siete grados en la ciudad!Today, we're going to reach sixty-seven degrees in the city!
- Tengo sesenta y siete libros.I have sixty-seven books.
- El número de la página es sesenta y siete.The page number is sixty-seven.
- Esa casa cuesta sesenta y siete mil euros.That house costs sixty-seven thousand euros.
Example conversation
Alejandro is checking the score of a card game with Sofía.
- Sofía¿Cuántos puntos tienes, Alejandro?How many points do you have, Alejandro?
- AlejandroTengo sesenta y siete puntos.I have sixty-seven points.
- Sofía¡Qué suerte tienes!How lucky you are!
- AlejandroSí, estoy muy contento.Yes, I am very happy.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sixty-seven” translations and entries sesenta y siete, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sesenta, siete, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
