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Old October 03, 2013, 06:05 PM
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Years

If some author write siglo XVI. or siglo XX. or IX.

How do I spell it?

Do I say
el siglo dieciseis
el siglo veinte
el siglo nueve
?
Or something else?

And what about
2013
1996
1812
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Old October 03, 2013, 06:35 PM
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No periods after Roman numbers: hablamos del siglo XVI, del siglo XX y del siglo IX.
You can find it written like "s. XX", "s. XVI" and "s. IX" though.


· "Siglo XVI" se lee "siglo dieciséis"
· "Siglo XX" se lee "siglo veinte"
· "Siglo IX" se lee "siglo nueve"


· 2013 -> Dos mil trece -- Estamos en el año dos mil trece.
· 1996 -> Mil novecientos noventa y seis -- Mi hijo nació en mil novecientos noventa y seis.
· 1812 -> Mil ochocientos doce -- El catorce de septiembre de mil ochocientos doce comenzó el incendio de Moscú, durante la guerra contra Napoleón.
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Old October 04, 2013, 05:05 PM
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Gracias por tu ayuda.
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Old October 09, 2013, 03:23 AM
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Not exactly years but still numbers.
Wanna know how to say King Charles I. in Spanish.
You see, in English it's one and first.
You say rey Carlos de Un / Uno (if you say it out loud out), if you something like rey Carlos I?
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Same in Spanish. We use ordinal numbers (primero, segundo, tercero...): "El rey Carlos primero".
You can take a look at the Diccionario Panhispánico de Dudas to see more.
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