How to Say ‘About twelve people’ in Spain Spanish
Unas doce personas
OO-nahs DOH-seh pehr-SOH-nahs
[OO-nahs DOH-seh pehr-SOH-nahs]
💬 Usage Tip: [Unas doce] means "about twelve," not only "some twelve." You can use [unos]/[unas] before numbers to make them approximate: [unos veinte minutos], [unas seis personas].
Phrase Breakdown
Unas
[OO-nahs]
about / around
Feminine plural form of uno used here to mean approximately when giving a number.
Seríamos Unas doce personas para la cena.
We would be about twelve people for dinner.
doce
[DOH-seh]
twelve
Number twelve; used for counting guests, tables, or seats.
Unas doce personas caben bien en esa sala.
About twelve people fit well in that room.
personas
[pehr-SOH-nahs]
people
Plural noun for people in a group or reservation.
Unas doce personas vendrán al almuerzo familiar.
About twelve people will come to the family lunch.
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