Seize
Sixteen
Language note: Rhymes with 'says'.
Culture note: Sweet sixteen parties are rare in France, where sixteen is more a gateway to driving, 'permis de conduire à seize ans'.
Context: The teacher asks, with a smile, for sixteen.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Seize
[sez]
Sixteen
The number following fifteen, totaling sixteen objects.
Il y a seize voitures.
There are sixteen cars.
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