How to Say ‘They're eight and five years old.’ in Mexican Spanish
Tienen ocho y cinco años.
TYEH-nen O-cho ee SEEN-ko AHN-yohs
[TYEH-nen O-cho ee SEEN-ko AHN-yohs]
💬 Usage Tip: años can't be dropped the way "years old" can in English. Saying just tienen ocho sounds unfinished.
Phrase Breakdown
Tienen ocho
TYEH-nen O-cho
They are eight
Spanish uses 'tener' (to have) for age, so it literally says 'they have eight'. Say 'TYEH-nen OH-cho'.
Tienen ocho gatos.
They have eight cats.
Words in this phrase
Tienen
[TYEH-nen]
they have
Used to refer to what is available or possessed by a group.
¿Qué opciones tienen en el menú?
What options do they have on the menu?
ocho
[O-cho]
eight
The number following seven and preceding nine.
He caminado ocho kilómetros.
I have walked eight kilometers.
y cinco años.
ee SEEN-ko AHN-yohs
and five years old.
'Años' means years. Keep the 'ñ' ('AH-nyos'), because 'anos' means something very different. In Mexico 'cinco' sounds like 'SEEN-ko'.
Mi hijo tiene cinco años.
My son is five years old.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction meaning and; in ¿Y tú? it means and you?
Y en la frase ¿Y tú? ayuda a devolver la pregunta.
Y in the phrase ¿Y tú? helps return the question.
cinco
[SEEN-ko]
five
The number after four and before six.
Cinco personas vinieron a la fiesta.
Five people came to the party.
años
[AHN-yohs]
years
Plural of "año," meaning "years." In birthday phrases, it is part of "cumple años."
Juan cumple años en mayo.
Juan has his birthday in May.
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