sesenta y tres
/sesenta i tɾes/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for sixty three is sesenta y tres.
sesenta y tres is used to denote the number that follows sixty-two.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of sesenta (sixty), y (and) and tres (three).
How do you pronounce it?
/sesenta i tɾes/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, you might hear someone say tengo sesenta y tres años to state their age, whereas in English you say 'I am sixty-three'.
- The word sesenta evolved from the Old Spanish sessaenta, which literally meant 'threescore'.
- While sesenta y tres means 'sixty three', the Spanish word for 'sixty' shares the same root as the English word 'sextet'.
Examples in context
- The final score was sesenta y tres a cero.The final score was sixty-three to zero.
- Hoy hace sesenta y tres años que se fundó la empresa.Today marks sixty-three years since the company was founded.
- Tengo sesenta y tres libros en mi biblioteca.I have sixty-three books in my library.
- Llegó a la línea de meta después de sesenta y tres minutos de carrera.He reached the finish line after sixty-three minutes of the race.
- La temperatura llegó a sesenta y tres grados hoy.The temperature reached sixty-three degrees today.
- El número es sesenta y tres.The number is sixty three.
- Tengo sesenta y tres años.I am sixty three years old.
- Ese libro cuesta sesenta y tres euros.That book costs sixty three euros.
Example conversation
Mateo is checking the page number in a book for María.
- María¿En qué página estamos, Mateo?What page are we on, Mateo?
- MateoEstamos en la sesenta y tres.We are on sixty three.
- MaríaGracias, es una página muy interesante.Thanks, it is a very interesting page.
- MateoSí, María, es la mejor parte.Yes, María, it is the best part.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sesenta, tres, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
