How to Say "the nineties" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “the nineties” is “noventa” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
nounA2
referring to the decade 1990-1999
Examples
La música de los noventa es mi favorita.
Music from the nineties is my favorite.
Escribe un noventa en el recuadro.
Write a ninety in the box.
Nació a mediados de los noventa.
He was born in the mid-nineties.
Using 'The' with Decades
When talking about the 1990s, Spanish uses the plural 'the' (los): 'los noventa'. Notice we don't usually add an 's' to the number like in English (90s).
Pluralizing the number
Mistake: “Me gustan los noventas.”
Correction: Me gustan los noventa.
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