curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/es-a1-warm-up-introducing-yourself-basics/68e53795c299ac48cf6e12f9.md
To talk about age, use a number plus the word años. For example:
Veinte años - Twenty years old.
Numbers in the twenties begin with veinti-:
Veintiuno años - Twenty-one years old.
Veintidós años - Twenty-two years old.
Mateo is saying an age.
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
What age is Mateo mentioning?
Veinticinco años
This means "twenty-five years old". The number Mateo says is higher.
Veintidós años
This means "twenty-two years old". The number Mateo says is higher.
Veintiocho años
Veintiún años
This means "twenty-one years old". The number Mateo says is higher.
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Veintiocho años means "twenty eight years old".
Años means "years". For example:
Tengo veintiocho años. - I am twenty-eight years old.
Notice the special letter ñ in años.
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