Words / A1

THURT-ee/ˈθɜːti/

The number 30 is thirty. Thirty students / thirty minutes / thirty years old. Thirteen is 13. Forty follows in the tens. Half an hour is thirty minutes — a useful clock fact.

Meaning

The number 30.

Examples

• “The class has thirty students.”
• “The class lasts thirty minutes.”
• “He is thirty years old.”

Good to know

thirty minutes / thirty years old. Mix-up: thirteen (13). Number 30.

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