English–Spanish
“about ten” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/deˈθena/
Example
En la tienda compré una decena de huevos.
I bought about ten eggs at the store.
How to say “about ten” in Spanish
“About ten” in Spanish is decena.
A set of ten items.
Example sentences with decena
Esperé una decena de minutos antes de llamar.
I waited around ten minutes before calling.
Tips for using decena
- In shopping contexts una decena de huevos often refers to ten eggs exactly, but in general decena can be used loosely and decenas means several tens.