How to Say ‘Fifty-five, twenty thirty, forty ten.’ in Mexican Spanish
Cincuenta y cinco, veinte treinta, cuarenta diez.
seen-KWEHN-tah ee SEEN-koh BAYN-teh TRAYN-tah kwah-REN-tah dyes
[seen-KWEHN-tah ee SEEN-koh BAYN-teh TRAYN-tah kwah-REN-tah dyes]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Mexicans usually read phone numbers in two-digit pairs, not one digit at a time. Be ready to hear cincuenta y cinco rather than cinco, cinco.
Phrase Breakdown
Cincuenta y cinco,
seen-KWEHN-tah ee SEEN-koh
Fifty-five,
In Mexico, phone numbers are read in pairs. 55 is Mexico City's area code. Say sin-KWEN-ta-i-SIN-ko.
Mi número empieza con cincuenta y cinco.
My number starts with fifty-five.
Words in this phrase
Cincuenta
[seen-KWEHN-tah]
fifty
The number 50.
Tengo cincuenta pesos.
I have fifty pesos.
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
cinco
[SEEN-koh]
five
The number after four.
Cinco días son una semana productiva.
Five days make a productive week.
veinte treinta,
BAYN-teh TRAYN-tah
twenty, thirty,
Two number pairs: 20 and 30. 'Vein' sounds like 'bane', and tap the 'r' in 'treinta'.
Son veinte pesos.
It's twenty pesos.
Words in this phrase
veinte
[BAYN-teh]
twenty
The number 20.
Hay veinte alumnos en la clase.
There are twenty students in the class.
treinta
[TRAYN-tah]
thirty
The number 30. From 31 on, numbers use 'y': treinta y uno.
El mes tiene treinta días.
The month has thirty days.
cuarenta diez.
kwah-REN-tah dyes
forty, ten.
The last pairs: 40 and 10. Say kwa-REN-ta dyes.
Tengo cuarenta años.
I'm forty years old.
Words in this phrase
cuarenta
[kwah-REN-tah]
forty
The number 40.
Cuesta cuarenta pesos.
It costs forty pesos.
diez
[dyes]
ten
The number 10; with 'las' it refers to ten o'clock.
El plomero llega a las diez.
The plumber arrives at ten.
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