🇬🇧🇪🇸 sixteen - dieciséis : English Lesson
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Meaning of "sixteen" ("dieciséis"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
Sixteen is a number. It is one more than fifteen and one less than seventeen. If you count from one and keep going, sixteen is the number you say after fifteen. You can have sixteen of something, like sixteen cookies, sixteen toys, or sixteen minutes of cartoon time.
I tried to do one push-up, accidentally fell, and invented a new move called the Sixteen-Second Nap.
There were sixteen socks in my drawer but none of them matched.
My baby brother counted to sixteen by saying, “one, two, three, a lot, a lot, a lot, sixteen.”
My cat tried to catch a laser dot, missed sixteen times, and then pretended he meant to chase the wall.
A fun fact about sixteen: it’s a square number, which means you can line up sixteen things in a 4 by 4 square—perfect for arranging sixteen cookies in my secret cookie museum.
At the small cake, a girl puts sixteen candles. Her friend adds candles one by one, counting to sixteen. She buys sixteen small gifts. She blows sixteen candles and makes a big wish. Everyone claps at sixteen red candles and she feels warm and very happy. She smiles with joy.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: A1 Beginner
This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.
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