🇬🇧🇪🇸 eleven - once : English Lesson

Meaning of "eleven" ("once"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Eleven is the number that is one more than ten and one less than twelve; if you count on your fingers from one, you have to start using your toes to show eleven.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I spent eleven whole seconds doing homework before needing a three-hour snack break.

I tried to do eleven push-ups; after two and a half, I just pushed the floor emotionally.

I sneezed eleven times in a row and accidentally reset the Wi‑Fi router with my face.

We had eleven cookies, but somehow there were only crumbs when Dad walked in.

Mom said I could ask eleven questions, so I used them all on “What’s for dinner?”

Tom had ten red apples on the table. He found one more behind a cup and said, "eleven!" He held up eleven apples and smiled. His little dog pushed one apple and one of the eleven rolled under the chair. Tom counted again, "one, two... ten, eleven." He felt happy to have eleven apples.

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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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