How to Say ‘One meter and seventy-eight.’ in Spain Spanish
Un metro y setenta y ocho.
oon MEH-troh ee seh-TEN-tah ee OH-choh
[oon MEH-troh ee seh-TEN-tah ee OH-choh]
Phrase Breakdown
Un
[oon]
one / a
The masculine form of one, used before metro.
Un metro ya es bastante.
One meter is already quite a lot.
metro
[MEH-troh]
meter
A unit of length used when giving height.
Un metro y medio es poca altura para un adulto.
One and a half meters is short for an adult.
y
[ee]
and
Connects seventy and eight to form seventy-eight.
Setenta y ocho es mi número.
Seventy-eight is my number.
setenta
[seh-TEN-tah]
seventy
Number 70, used as part of a height measurement.
Setenta centímetros no es un metro.
Seventy centimeters is not one meter.
y
[ee]
and
Connects seventy and eight to form seventy-eight.
Setenta y ocho es mi número.
Seventy-eight is my number.
ocho
[OH-choh]
eight
Number 8, here part of seventy-eight.
Ocho centímetros más sería mucho.
Eight centimeters more would be a lot.
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