treinta y cinco
/tɾeinta i θinko/from spelling rules
The English phrase "thirty five" is translated into Spanish as treinta y cinco.
treinta y cinco is used to express the number that follows thirty-four.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of treinta (thirty), y (and) and cinco (five).
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾeinta i θinko/
Did you know?
- The word cinco is a linguistic relative of the word 'ponche', which refers to the spiced fruit drink. Both words trace their roots back to the same Vulgar Latin source.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, saying someone is treinta y cinco years old might be followed by the phrase está en la flor de la vida, meaning they are in the prime of their life.
- In Spanish, the conjunction y is used for every number from 31 to 99. In contrast, Spanish numbers from 21 to 29 are often written as a single word, such as veinticinco for twenty-five.
Examples in context
- Pronto tendré treinta y cinco años.I will soon be thirty-five years old.This sentence is useful for expressing one's age using treinta y cinco.Tatoeba #1882172 by Shishir, translation #2767377 by catcher
- Treinta y cinco grados centígrados son noventa y cinco grados Fahrenheit.Thirty-five degrees centigrade equals ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit.This sentence is useful for stating a temperature in centigrade using treinta y cinco.Tatoeba #2062003 by lazarus1907, translation #680655 by Source_VOA
- Cinco por siete es treinta y cinco.Five times seven is thirty-five.This sentence is useful for showing a mathematical calculation that results in treinta y cinco.Tatoeba #1186863 by Espi, translation #673868 by Shady_arc
- El costo total es treinta y cinco dólares.The total cost is thirty-five dollars.
- Hay treinta y cinco estudiantes en la clase.There are thirty-five students in the class.
- Voy a llegar en treinta y cinco minutos.I'll arrive in thirty-five minutes.
- Tengo treintaicinco años.I am thirty-five years old.
- Hay treinta y cinco personas confirmadas para la fiesta.There are thirty-five people confirmed for the party.
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Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are checking the price of a book.
- Elena¿Cuánto cuesta este libro?How much does this book cost?
- AlejandroCuesta treinta y cinco euros.It costs thirty five euros.
- ElenaEs un poco caro.It is a bit expensive.
- AlejandroPero la calidad es muy buena.But the quality is very good.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cinco, treinta, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
