twenty

veinte

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (number)

a. veinte

There are twenty students in the class.Hay veinte estudiantes en la clase.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

2. (number)

a. el veinte

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I can count to twenty in seven languages.Puedo contar hasta veinte en siete idiomas.

twenties

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

3. (decade)

a. los años veinte

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I would love to have lived during the Roaring Twenties.Me hubiera encantado vivir durante los felices años veinte.

4. (approximate age)

a. veinte y pico (colloquial)

When I was in my twenties, I visited the pyramids of Chichen Itza.Cuando tenía veinte y pico, visité las pirámides de Chichén Itzá.

b. veinte y tantos (colloquial)

How old is your roommate? - I'm not sure, but I think she's in her twenties.¿Qué edad tiene tu compañera de cuarto? - No estoy seguro, pero creo que tiene veinte y tantos.

c.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

I wasn't thinking about the future when I was in my twenties.No pensaba en el futuro cuando tenía veinte años.

Our clubbing nights are aimed at people in their twenties.Nuestras noches de baile van dirigidas a veinteañeros.

twenty

twenty [ˈtwentɪ]

adjective

pronoun

veinte

twenty-two metre line (Rugby) línea (f) de veintidós metros; twenty-twenty vision visión (f) normal

noun

(numeral) veinte (m)

the twenties (eg 1920s) los años veinte; to be in one's twenties tener veintitantos (años); ser un veinteañero

fifty

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twenty-three	veintitrés
twenty-six	veintiséis
twenty-seven	veintisiete
twenty-eight	veintiocho
twenty-nine	veintinueve
twenty-first	vigésimo primero
I am twenty years old	tengo veinte años
twenty thousand	veinte mil
twenty dollars	veinte dólares
twenty-five thousand	veinticinco mil
twenty-fifth	vigésimo quinto
twenty-third	vigésimo tercero
I am twenty-one years old	tengo veintiún años
one hundred twenty	ciento veinte
twenty-second	vigésimo segundo
one hundred and twenty	ciento veinte
twenty minutes	veinte minutos
seventeen thousand one hundred twenty-three	diecisiete mil ciento veintitrés
twenty-fourth	vigésimo cuarto
December twenty-fifth	el veinticinco de diciembre