números de año
/numeɾos de aɲo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "year numbers" is translated into Spanish as números de año.
This phrase refers to the numbers used to identify a specific year in a calendar. For years falling between 2000 and 2999, such as 2023, you can express the year by saying dos mil veintitrés.
How do you pronounce it?
/numeɾos de aɲo/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the word año can be a risky word because it sounds similar to a vulgar slang term for the anus.
- The word año is a direct descendant of the Latin annus, making it a cognate of the English word 'annual'.
- When discussing years in a historical context, Spanish uses the terms antes de Cristo and después de Cristo to mark the calendar divide.
Examples in context
- 1982: mil novecientos ochenta y dos (mil no-veh-syen-tos oh-chen-tah y dos)1982
- 2020: dos mil veinte (dos mil vayn-teh)2020
- 1765: mil setecientos sesenta y cinco (mil se-te-syen-tos seh-sen-ta y cinco)1765
- 1492: mil cuatrocientos noventa y dos (mil kwah-tro-syen-tos no-ven-ta y dos)1492
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are organizing a history archive.
- DanielElena, ¿están correctos estos números de año?Elena, are these year numbers correct?
- ElenaSí, Daniel, creo que todo está bien.Yes, Daniel, I think everything is fine.
- DanielMe confundo con los números de año antiguos.I get confused with old year numbers.
- ElenaYo te ayudo a revisarlos ahora.I will help you check them now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries año, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
