nueve
numeralBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “nueve” mean in English?
nine
Example sentences
Quedan nueve minutos.
Nine minutes remain.
Son las nueve menos cuarto.
It's a quarter to nine.
Tengo nueve euros en la cartera.
I have nine euros in my wallet.
How to use it
Nueve means 'nine'. Invariable; the diphthong 'ue' is pronounced [we] like English 'way', so the word is two syllables.
Common mistake
Pronounce nueve as [ˈnweβe] — two syllables, with 'nwe' as the first. Don't read it as three syllables ('nu-eh-ve').
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 10.