seis

/seyss/

six

Six bright red apples arranged neatly in a single line on a light wooden surface, clearly showing the quantity of six.

Visualizing seis as the cardinal number 'six', representing a quantity.

seis(Adjective)

six

The cardinal number 6.

📝 In Action

Tengo seis años.

I am six years old.

Necesitamos seis sillas para la cena.

We need six chairs for dinner.

Hay seis libros en la mesa.

There are six books on the table.

Word Connections

Common Collocations

seis de la mañana – six in the morning
seis veces – six times

💡 Grammar Points

Always Stays the Same

'Seis' doesn't change, no matter what you're describing. It's 'seis gatos' (six male cats) and 'seis gatas' (six female cats).

⭐ Usage Tips

Telling Time

You can use 'seis' to tell time. 'Son las seis' means 'It's six o'clock'.

A single, large, perfect royal blue hexagon shape floating against a bright white background, representing the figure six.

Visualizing el seis as the figure or concept of the number six, represented by a six-sided shape.

seis(Noun)

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six

The numeral or figure 6.

Also:

the sixth

When referring to the day of the month.

📝 In Action

Mi número de la suerte es el seis.

My lucky number is six.

Salió el seis en la lotería.

The number six came up in the lottery.

Hoy es el seis de mayo.

Today is the sixth of May.

Word Connections

Common Collocations

el seis de copas – the six of cups (in a deck of cards)

💡 Grammar Points

Using 'el'

When you talk about the number 'seis' as a thing itself, you usually put 'el' in front of it, like 'el seis'.

⭐ Usage Tips

Dates in Spanish

For dates, you use the simple number, not the 'th' version like in English. So, 'May 6th' is 'el seis de mayo'.

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: seis

Question 1 of 2

Which sentence is correct for 'I have six dogs'?

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Word Family

sexto(sixth) - adjective

sesenta(sixty) - adjective/noun

seiscientos(six hundred) - adjective/noun

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is it 'seis años' and not 'seises años' for plural?

Unlike regular descriptive words, numbers like 'seis' don't change to a plural form. 'Seis' already means more than one, so you just use it as is before the plural noun.

How is 'seis' different from 'sexto'?

'Seis' is the number 6 (one, two, three, four, five, six). 'Sexto' means 'sixth' and describes order or position (first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth).