dieciséis
/djeθiseis/from spelling rules
The English phrase xvi is translated into Spanish as dieciséis.
How do you pronounce it?
/djeθiseis/
Did you know?
- The 'six' part of dieciséis shares a root with the English word 'six' and the Latin 'sex', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European word *swéḱs.
- The Spanish word dieciséis requires a written accent mark on the 'e' to maintain the correct stress, even though it is a compound of diez and seis.
- While Spanish uses dieciséis, the closely related Catalan language uses the word setze for the same number.
Examples in context
- Celebremos nuestro XVI aniversario de bodas este sábado.Let's celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary this Saturday.
- Tengo dieciséis años.I am sixteen years old.
- El número de la casa es dieciséis.The house number is sixteen.
- Ella compró dieciséis huevos.She bought sixteen eggs.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are at a bakery checking an order.
- Lucía¿Cuántos pasteles necesitamos para la fiesta?How many cakes do we need for the party?
- AlejandroNecesitamos exactamente dieciséis pasteles.We need exactly sixteen cakes.
- LucíaEs un número muy grande para nosotros.That is a very large number for us.
- AlejandroNo te preocupes, Lucía, yo los compro.Don't worry, Lucía, I will buy them.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dieciséis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
