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How to Say "twenty" in Spanish

The Spanish word fortwentyis veinteA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
Numeral/AdjectiveA1
the cardinal number 20
A visual representation of the quantity twenty, showing twenty bright red apples arranged neatly on a simple wooden table.

Examples

Solo quedan veinte minutos para que empiece la película.

There are only twenty minutes left until the movie starts.

Necesito veinte euros para comprar este libro.

I need twenty euros to buy this book.

El equipo ganó veinte partidos esta temporada.

The team won twenty games this season.

Always Stays the Same

Unlike numbers like 'uno' (one) or 'ciento' (hundred), 'veinte' is invariable—it doesn't change its ending whether the noun it describes is masculine or feminine (e.g., veinte días, veinte noches).

Using the 'And'

Mistake:Using 'y' (and) between numbers in the teens and twenties, like 'diez y nueve' or 'veinte y uno'.

Correction: Numbers 16 through 29 are written as single words in Spanish: 'diecinueve' and 'veintiuno'.

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