veinte dólares
/beinte dolaɾes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "twenty dollars" is translated into Spanish as veinte dólares.
This phrase is used to refer to the amount of twenty units of the US dollar currency.
Which one should you use?
While veinte dólares is the standard way to say the amount, you can use veinte dólares estadounidenses if you want to specifically specify that you mean twenty United States dollars. If you wish to be more formal, you can use the phrase una suma de veinte dólares.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase veinte dólares, the noun dólares is in its plural form because the number veinte is greater than one.
Did you know?
- In certain informal contexts in Mexico, people might use the slang term papelito or even refer to the physical currency as verdes when talking about dollars, much like the English 'greenbacks'.
- The number veinte shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'two', as both derive from the Proto-Indo-European root for 'two' through the concept of 'two tens'.
- In countries facing extreme inflation, the word dólar often transcends the US currency to become a generic term for any stable 'hard' currency.
Examples in context
- Se apostó conmigo veinte dólares a que no lo haría.He bet me twenty dollars that I wouldn't do it.This sentence shows how to use veinte dólares in the context of a bet.Tatoeba #854574 by Shishir, translation #303730 by CK
- Eran unos veinte dólares.It was about twenty dollars.This sentence demonstrates how to use veinte dólares when expressing an approximate amount.Tatoeba #1289004 by enteka, translation #42830 by CK
- Él gana veinte dólares al día.He earns twenty dollars a day.This sentence illustrates the use of veinte dólares when talking about daily earnings.Tatoeba #727867 by Fanki, translation #293813 by CK
- Son veinte dólares.It's twenty dollars.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are at a small cafe.
- Mateo¿Cuánto cuesta este sándwich, María?How much does this sandwich cost, María?
- MaríaCuesta veinte dólares.It costs twenty dollars.
- Mateo¡Es muy caro!That is very expensive!
- MaríaLo siento, Mateo, pero es el precio.I am sorry, Mateo, but that is the price.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries veinte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
