How to Say ‘Forty-eight hours’ in Spain Spanish
Cuarenta y ocho horas
kwah-REN-tah ee OH-choh OH-rahs
[kwah-REN-tah ee OH-choh OH-rahs]
Phrase Breakdown
Cuarenta y ocho
kwah-REN-tah ee OH-choh
Forty-eight
Link the 'y' to both neighbouring words: 'kwa-REN-ta-YO-cho'. The 'ch' is like the English 'ch' in 'church'.
Tengo cuarenta y ocho años.
I am forty-eight years old.
Words in this phrase
Cuarenta
[kwah-REN-tah]
forty
The number 40.
Mi padre tiene cuarenta años.
My father is forty years old.
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.
Busco una cultura cercana y humana.
I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.
ocho
[OH-choh]
eight
The number 8.
Somos ocho personas.
We are eight people.
horas
[OH-rahs]
hours
Time measurement, 1/24 of a day.
La clase dura dos horas.
The class lasts two hours.
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