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How to Say ‘They're up twenty percent.’ in Spain Spanish

Suben un veinte por ciento.

SOO-behn oon BAYN-teh pohr SYEHN-toh

[SOO-behn oon BAYN-teh pohr SYEHN-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: The "they" is built into suben, so no extra word is needed. The opposite is bajan "they drop".

Phrase Breakdown

Suben un veinte

SOO-behn oon BAYN-teh

They go up by twenty

'Suben' means 'they rise'. Run 'suben' and 'un' together: 'SU-be-nun BEIN-te'.

Example

Los precios suben mucho.

Prices go up a lot.

Words in this phrase

Suben

[SOO-behn]

they go up / rise

From 'subir'; used for figures that increase.

Example

Los precios suben mucho.

Prices are rising a lot.

[oon]

a / an

Masculine singular indefinite article used before a noun.

Example

Busco un entorno donde pueda crecer profesionalmente.

I am looking for an environment where I can grow professionally.

veinte

[BAYN-teh]

twenty

The number 20.

Example

Tengo veinte años.

I am twenty years old.

por ciento.

pohr SYEHN-toh

percent.

Say it with the Castilian 'th' sound for 'c': 'por THIEN-to'. Let your voice fall at the end.

Example

Bajan un cinco por ciento.

They drop by five percent.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

per

Used in 'por ciento' to express percentages.

Example

Diez por ciento de descuento.

Ten percent discount.

ciento

[SYEHN-toh]

hundred (in percent)

Form of 'cien' used in 'por ciento' (percent).

Example

Es el cinco por ciento.

It's five percent.

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