veinticinco
/beintiˈθinko/
The Spanish phrase for twenty five is veinticinco.
veinticinco is used to represent the number that follows twenty-four and precedes twenty-six.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is formed using the prefix veinti-, which is a contraction of veinte y (meaning twenty and) combined with the single-digit number.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the number is written as a single word veinticinco, unlike the English term 'twenty-five' which uses a hyphen.
How do you pronounce it?
/beintiˈθinko/
Did you know?
- The 'cinco' in veinticinco is a distant relative of the English word 'cinque', a term used specifically when referring to the number five on dice or playing cards.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the number veinticinco is associated with the 'Quarter Century' milestone, often celebrated with specific traditions similar to a silver anniversary.
- In Spanish, the number veinticinco is written as one word, but from thirty onwards, numbers are written as separate words, such as treinta y cinco for 'thirty-five'.
Examples in context
- Se casó a los veinticinco.She got married when she was twenty-five.This sentence shows how to use veinticinco to refer to a person's age.Tatoeba #2866034 by cueyayotl, translation #310132 by CK
- Cinco por cinco es veinticinco.Five times five is twenty-five.This sentence uses veinticinco as the result of a multiplication.Tatoeba #2063550 by marcelostockle, translation #2053933 by JarHead54321
- En el aula hay veinticinco estudiantes.There are twenty-five students in the assembly hall.This sentence uses veinticinco to count a group of students.Tatoeba #772579 by hayastan, translation #772597 by BraveSentry
- El examen consta de veinticinco preguntas.The exam consists of twenty five questions.
- ¿Tienes veinticinco pesos que me prestes?Do you have twenty five pesos that you can lend me?
- Pagué todo con un billete de veinticinco dólares.I paid everything with a twenty-five dollar bill.
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Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are discussing the price of a movie ticket.
- ElenaLa entrada cuesta veinticinco pesos.The ticket costs twenty-five pesos.
- AlejandroEso es muy barato.That is very cheap.
- ElenaSí, solo veinticinco pesos por persona.Yes, only twenty-five pesos per person.
- AlejandroPerfecto, compraré dos.Perfect, I will buy two.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry veinticinco, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries veinticinco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
