treinta y dos
/tɾeinta i dos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "thirty two" is translated into Spanish as treinta y dos.
treinta y dos is used to denote the number that follows thirty-one.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of treinta (thirty), y (and) and dos (two).
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾeinta i dos/
Did you know?
- The word treinta comes from the Latin 'triginta', which is also the root of the English word 'trigintillion'.
- In some Spanish dialects, the 't' in treinta is softened or barely pronounced in rapid speech, making the number sound more like 'reinta'.
- In Spanish, the number 32 is the first point in counting where the word y (and) is required to connect the tens and units.
Examples in context
- Tenemos treinta y dos dientes.We have thirty-two teeth.This sentence shows how to use treinta y dos when counting teeth.Tatoeba #6797809 by arh, translation #9584686 by DJ_Saidez
- Son las cuatro y treinta y dos.It's four thirty-two.This sentence shows how to use treinta y dos when telling time.Tatoeba #8814102 by arh, translation #9004281 by helloroto
- La isla de Irlanda consta de treinta y dos condados.The island of Ireland consists of thirty-two counties.This sentence shows how to use treinta y dos when describing a quantity of counties.Tatoeba #10277327 by Seael, translation #5664131 by Barra
- Ella tiene treinta y dos años.She is thirty two.
- Tuvimos treinta y dos invitados en la fiesta.We had thirty two guests at the party.
- El resultado de dos veces dieciséis es treinta y dos.The result of two times sixteen is thirty two.
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Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are counting the guests at a party.
- Sofía¿Cuántos invitados hay en total, Alejandro?How many guests are there in total, Alejandro?
- AlejandroHe contado treinta y dos personas.I have counted thirty two people.
- Sofía¡Vaya! Es un grupo bastante grande.Wow! That is quite a large group.
- AlejandroSí, Sofía, la fiesta es muy animada.Yes, Sofía, the party is very lively.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
