décimas
/deθimas/from spelling rules
The English phrase tenths is translated into Spanish as décimas.
This phrase refers to the decimal place immediately to the right of the decimal point in a number.
How do you pronounce it?
/deθimas/
Did you know?
- In Spanish poetry, a décima is a specific ten-line stanza with a strict rhyme scheme. It is a cornerstone of traditional folk music and improvised poetry in Spain and Latin America.
- In Spanish medical contexts, a décima is often used to describe a very slight fever, specifically a temperature increase of 0.1 degrees. A patient might be said to have unas décimas of fever.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, people do not use a decimal point to separate 'décimas', but rather a comma instead. You might see '0,5' written where an English speaker expects '0.5'.
Examples in context
- Cero coma veinticinco0.25
- Tres coma catorce3.14
- Cinco coma ocho5.8
- El número tiene tres décimas.The number has three tenths.
- Solo podemos medir hasta las décimas.We can only measure up to tenths.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are studying math together.
- MateoSofía, ¿cuántas décimas tiene este número?Sofía, how many tenths does this number have?
- SofíaTiene cinco décimas, Mateo.It has five tenths, Mateo.
- MateoEntonces el valor es cero coma cinco.Then the value is zero point five.
- SofíaSí, es correcto.Yes, that is correct.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
