ochenta
numeralBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “ochenta” mean in English?
eighty
Example sentences
Hay ochenta sillas en el auditorio.
There are eighty chairs in the auditorium.
Mi tío tiene ochenta años.
My uncle is eighty.
Cuesta ochenta euros.
It costs eighty euros.
How to use it
Ochenta means 'eighty'. Invariable. Compounds with y: ochenta y uno, ochenta y dos, etc.
Common mistake
Stress falls on the second syllable: o-CHEN-ta. The 'ch' is pronounced as English 'ch' in 'church'.
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.