How to Say ‘About twenty men.’ in Italian
Circa venti uomini.
CHEER-kah VEN-tee WOH-mee-nee
[CHEER-kah VEN-tee WOH-mee-nee]
💬 Usage Tip: Uomini is the irregular plural of uomo "man". It changes shape completely rather than just changing its last letter.
Phrase Breakdown
Circa
[CHEER-kah]
about, approximately
Indicates an approximate amount.
Sono alto circa un metro e ottanta.
I'm about one meter eighty tall.
venti
[VEN-tee]
twenty
The number 20; with prices, 'twenty cents'.
Costa tre euro e venti.
It costs three euros twenty.
uomini
[WOH-mee-nee]
men
Adult human males.
Gli uomini lavorano nel campo.
The men work in the field.
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