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"Dieciocho" is a noun which is often translated as "eighteen", and "veinte" is an adjective which is often translated as "twenty". Learn more about the difference between "dieciocho" and "veinte" below.
el dieciocho(
dyeh
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see
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oh
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choh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (number)
b. eighteenth (in dates)
Su cumpleaños es el dieciocho de mayo.Her birthday is on the eighteenth of May.
veinte(
beyn
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teh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (number)
b. twentieth (in dates)
El veinte del mes que viene me voy a España.I'm going to Spain on the twentieth of next month.
