treinta y siete
/tɾeinta i sjete/from spelling rules
The English phrase "thirty seven" is translated into Spanish as treinta y siete.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of treinta (thirty), y (and) and siete (seven).
Did you know?
- While treinta y siete is standard, in some fast-paced Caribbean dialects, the y can be almost entirely dropped, sounding like treintasiete.
- The word siete is a distant relative of the English word 'seven'. Both descend from the Proto-Indo-European word *septḿ̥.
- In Spanish, numbers like treinta y siete are written as three separate words, whereas in English, 'thirty-seven' uses a hyphen.
Examples in context
- La edad apropiada para casarse es alrededor de los dieciocho para las niñas, y a los treinta y siete para los hombres.The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.Tatoeba #1784353 by marcelostockle, translation #907486 by Scott
- "¿Cuántos ministros tiene el gobierno?" "¡Treinta y siete!""How many ministers does the government have?" "Thirty-seven!"Tatoeba #11528569 by carlosalberto, translation #11528521 by carlosalberto
- El informe contiene treinta y siete páginas.The report contains thirty-seven pages.
- Tenemos treinta y siete invitados confirmados para la conferencia.We have thirty-seven confirmed guests for the conference.
- Compré treinta y siete boletos para el concierto.I bought thirty-seven tickets for the concert.
- Tengo treinta y siete años.I am thirty-seven years old.
- Pasaron treinta y siete minutos antes de que llegara.Thirty-seven minutes passed before he arrived.
- Compré treinta y siete dulces en la tienda.I bought thirty-seven candies at the store.
- El libro tiene treinta y siete páginas.The book has thirty seven pages.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are talking about a bus route.
- Daniel¿Qué autobús va al centro?Which bus goes to the center?
- LucíaTienes que tomar el treinta y siete.You have to take the thirty seven.
- DanielGracias, Lucía.Thanks, Lucía.
- LucíaDe nada, Daniel.You're welcome, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries siete, treinta, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
