How to Say "seventies" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “seventies” is “setenta” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
nounA2
referring to the decade
Examples
El setenta es mi número de la suerte.
Seventy is my lucky number.
Me encanta la música de los setenta.
I love the music from the seventies.
Nació a finales de los setenta.
He was born in the late seventies.
Talking About Decades
In Spanish, we usually use the plural 'los' to talk about a decade: 'los setenta' (the seventies).
Don't Make It Plural
Mistake: “Saying 'los setentas'.”
Correction: Even though 'the seventies' is plural in English, the number itself stays singular in Spanish: 'los setenta'.
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