treinta y uno
/tɾeinta i uno/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'thirty one' is translated into Spanish as treinta y uno.
treinta y uno is used to express the number that follows thirty and precedes thirty-two.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of treinta (thirty), y (and) and uno (one).
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the number changes depending on the gender of the noun it precedes. When treinta y uno precedes a masculine noun, the uno drops its final vowel and becomes treinta y un. When it precedes a feminine noun, uno changes to treinta y una.
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾeinta i uno/
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Examples in context
- Tiene treinta y uno.He's thirty-one.This sentence is useful for expressing a person's age using treinta y uno.Tatoeba #4638361 by cueyayotl, translation #12299694 by Miktsoanit
- He escrito todos los números hasta el treinta y uno.I've written down all the numbers up to thirty-one.This sentence is useful for describing a sequence of numbers up to treinta y uno.Tatoeba #772576 by cueyayotl, translation #772604 by BraveSentry
- Algunos meses tienen treinta días, otros, treinta y uno.Some months have thirty days, others thirty one.This sentence is useful for describing the number of days in certain months using treinta y uno.Tatoeba #2246260 by topofabi, translation #706803 by darinmex
- Mi cumpleaños es el treinta y uno de mayo.My birthday is on the thirty first of May.
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Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are talking about a calendar.
- DanielHoy es el treinta y uno de octubre.Today is October thirty one.
- ElenaMañana empieza noviembre entonces.Tomorrow November starts then.
- DanielSí, faltan pocos días para Halloween.Yes, there are few days left until Halloween.
- ElenaTengo que comprar un disfraz pronto.I have to buy a costume soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries treinta, uno, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
