veinte
/ˈbeinte/
The English phrase "twenty" is veinte in Spanish.
veinte is the cardinal number for twenty.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
How does it change in a sentence?
When forming numbers from twenty-one to twenty-nine, the word veinte changes its ending to veinti- and merges into a single word with the following digit, such as veintiuno, veintidós, veintitrés or veinticuatro.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈbeinte/
Did you know?
- The word veinte shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'two', as both stem from the Proto-Indo-European root for 'two' through the concept of 'two tens'.
- While the number veinte is spelled without a g, the ordinal word for 'twentieth' is vigésimo, which preserves the original Latin consonant.
- The ordinal form vigésimo is rarely used in casual speech, where people prefer to say el número veinte instead.
Examples in context
- Ya pasaron veinte años.Twenty years already passed.This sentence shows how to use veinte when referring to years that have passed.Tatoeba #9432201 by ignacio, translation #51900 by CM
- Laurie tiene veinte años.Laurie is twenty years old.This sentence shows how to use veinte to state someone's age.Tatoeba #2500146 by hayastan, translation #1771846 by CN
- El gato tiene veinte años.The cat is twenty years old.This sentence shows how to use veinte to state an animal's age.Tatoeba #2168523 by marcelostockle, translation #2168543 by shekitten
- Compré veinte manzanas en el mercado.I bought twenty apples at the market.
- 151 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
In a small grocery store.
- ElenaSon veinte euros, por favor.It is twenty euros, please.
- JavierAquí tiene los veinte euros.Here are the twenty euros.
- ElenaGracias, Javier. Que tenga buen día.Thank you, Javier. Have a good day.
- JavierGracias, Elena. Igualmente.Thank you, Elena. Likewise.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “twenty” translations and entries veinte, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries veinte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
