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años

years

noun AH-nyohs Less Common

Usage Note

Años is the plural of año (year). Age in Spanish is expressed with tener: tengo veinte años ('I am twenty years old'), not soy. The phrase ¡Feliz cumpleaños! (Happy birthday!) literally means 'happy birthday-years'. Note the tilde on ñ; omitting it (anos) produces a vulgar anatomical word.

Examples

"Tiene treinta años y trabaja aquí."

Natural Translation

She is thirty years old and works here.

Literal Translation

She has thirty years and works here.

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