cinco
numeralCEFR A1High frequency
What does “cinco” mean in English?
five
Example sentences
Tengo cinco euros.
I have five euros.
Cinco minutos, por favor.
Five minutes, please.
Vivo en el piso cinco.
I live on the fifth floor.
How to use it
Cinco means 'five'. Invariable for gender and number. Often appears in compound numbers (veinticinco, cincuenta) where the c stays soft before i.
Common mistake
Don't confuse cinco (cardinal: five) with quinto (ordinal: fifth). Spanish often uses cardinals where English would use ordinals (piso cinco).