sesenta
numeralBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “sesenta” mean in English?
sixty
Example sentences
La abuela tiene sesenta años.
Grandma is sixty.
Hay sesenta minutos en una hora.
There are sixty minutes in an hour.
Sesenta y siete personas firmaron.
Sixty-seven people signed.
How to use it
Sesenta means 'sixty'. Invariable. Compounds with y: sesenta y uno, sesenta y dos, etc.
Common mistake
Don't confuse sesenta (60) with setenta (70). Listen for the c/t distinction: sesenta has /s/ both times; setenta has /s/ then /t/.
Topics
Related Beginner words
Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 10.