veintiocho
/beintjot͡ʃo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "twenty eight" is translated into Spanish as veintiocho.
The word refers to the number that comes after twenty-seven and before twenty-nine. If you want to specifically mention age, you can add años after the number, such as in the phrase veintiocho años.
What does it mean word for word?
The single compound word veintiocho is formed by combining veinte (twenty) and ocho (eight).
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, numbers from 21 to 29 are written as a single word, unlike in English where they are typically two words.
How do you pronounce it?
/beintjotʃo/
Did you know?
- The 'veinte' in veintiocho shares a distant common ancestor with the English word 'two', stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root *dwóh₁.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, if you are veintiocho years old, you are considered to be in your 'late twenties', which is referred to as los veintitantos.
- In Spanish, the rule for writing numbers as single words ends abruptly after veintinueve. From treinta y uno (thirty-one) onwards, the numbers return to being written as separate words.
Examples in context
- El muro duró veintiocho años.The wall lasted twenty-eight years.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use veintiocho when describing a duration of time.Tatoeba #8310770 by arh, translation #8311923 by GuidoW
- En mi sistema solar hay veintiocho planetas.In my solar system there are twenty-eight planets.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use veintiocho when counting objects like planets.Tatoeba #10172578 by Seael, translation #9301029 by shekitten
- La reunión tendrá lugar el veintiochoThe meeting will take place on the twenty-eighth
- Por favor, anota el número veintiochoPlease write down the number twenty-eight
- ¡Cumpliré veintiocho la próxima semana!I'll be turning twenty-eight next week!
- ¡Se ve fabulosa a los veintiocho años!She looks fabulous at twenty-eight!
- Veintiocho perros jugaron en el parque.Twenty-eight dogs played in the park.
- Mañana es mi vigésimo octavo cumpleaños.Tomorrow is my twenty-eighth birthday.
- Tengo veintiocho euros en mi cartera.I have twenty eight euros in my wallet.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are checking a guest list for a party.
- Elena¿Cuántas personas vienen a la fiesta?How many people are coming to the party?
- DanielEn la lista aparecen veintiocho invitados.Twenty eight guests appear on the list.
- Elena¡Es un grupo bastante grande!It is quite a large group!
- DanielSí, Elena, habrá mucha gente.Yes, Elena, there will be many people.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries veintiocho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
