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How do you say "eighty-one" in Mexican Spanish?

ochenta y uno

Noun

In Mexican Spanish, "eighty-one" is ochenta y uno.

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Pronunciation

O-CHEN-ta ee OO-no: ochenta with y connecting to uno, stressed on the second syllable of ochenta.

Grammar notes

In compound numbers, uno becomes un before masculine nouns and una before feminine nouns.

Example sentence

El censo registró ochenta y un años como edad promedio.

The census recorded eighty-one years as average age.

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How to remember ochenta y uno

Ochenta y uno follows the standard Spanish pattern of tens plus y plus ones digit.

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Questions about ochenta y uno

How do you say "eighty-one" in Mexican Spanish?

In Mexican Spanish, "eighty-one" is ochenta y uno. It is a noun.

How is ochenta y uno written in Mexican Spanish?

ochenta y uno is written using the standard Mexican Spanish script.

How is ochenta y uno used in a sentence?

Use ochenta y uno as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: El censo registró ochenta y un años como edad promedio. (The census recorded eighty-one years as average age.).

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