Sechzehn
Sixteen
Language note: Note the 'chs' in 'sechzehn', similar to 'sechs'.
Culture note: In Germany, driving begins at sixteen when you can get a license for a moped.
Context: Maria exclaims proudly, 'I’m happy all sixteen dishes were a success!'
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Sechzehn
[zehk-tsayn]
Sixteen
The number following fifteen.
Das Auto kostet sechzehn tausend Euro.
The car costs sixteen thousand euros.
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