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How to Say ‘Twenty percent’ in Spain Spanish

Un veinte por ciento

oon BAYN-teh pohr SYEHN-toh

[oon BAYN-teh pohr SYEHN-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: Spaniards often put un before a percentage, as in un diez por ciento "ten percent". It sounds natural, not wrong.

Phrase Breakdown

Un veinte

oon BAYN-teh

A twenty

Link 'un' smoothly into 'veinte'. Say 'veinte' as 'BEIN-te', with the 'v' sounding like a soft 'b'.

Example

Hay un veinte en el examen.

There's a twenty on the exam.

Words in this phrase

[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

In Spain, the 'c' in 'ciento' sounds like the English 'th' in 'think': 'por THIEN-to'.

Example

Es el diez por ciento.

It's ten 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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