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How to Say ‘I'm going to be thirty.’ in Mexican Spanish

Voy a cumplir treinta.

boy ah koom-PLEER TREHN-tah

[boy ah koom-PLEER TREHN-tah]

Phrase Breakdown

Voy a cumplir

boy ah koom-PLEER

I'm going to turn

'Voy a' blends into 'boy-ah'. Spanish 'v' sounds like a soft 'b'.

Example

Voy a cumplir veinte.

I'm going to turn twenty.

Words in this phrase

Voy

[boy]

I am going

First-person form of ir, used to say what you are going to do.

Example

Voy a llamar al plomero hoy si no hay agua caliente.

I am going to call the plumber today if there is no hot water.

a

[ah]

to

Expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing.

Example

Voy a la tienda.

I am going to the store.

cumplir

[koom-PLEER]

to turn (an age)

Verb meaning to reach a certain age on your birthday.

Example

Mañana voy a cumplir veinte años.

Tomorrow I'm going to turn twenty.

treinta.

TREHN-tah

thirty.

Say 'TRAIN-tah' with a tapped 'r'. No need to say 'años'.

Example

Tengo treinta pesos.

I have thirty pesos.

Words in this phrase

treinta

[TREHN-tah]

thirty

The number thirty.

Example

Treinta personas asistieron a la reunión.

Thirty people attended the meeting.

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