Fifteen Meaning in English
word
/ˈfɪfˈtin/
fif-TEEN
/fɪftˈiːn/
fif-TEEN
释义
The number 15, which comes after 14 and before 16. It is used for counting, age, time, dates, and amounts.
用法与细微差别
Usually functions as a number or determiner: 'fifteen students', 'She is fifteen'. In speech, learners sometimes confuse it with 'fifty'; stress the end clearly: fifTEEN. Common in time expressions like 'fifteen minutes' and prices or quantities.
Spanish: quincePortuguese (BR): quinzePortuguese (PT): quinzeChinese (Simplified): 十五Chinese (Traditional): 十五Hindi: पंद्रहArabic: خمسة عشرBengali: পনেরো - পনের (সংখ্যা)Russian: пятнадцатьJapanese: 十五Vietnamese: mười lămKorean: 열다섯Turkish: on beşUrdu: پندرہIndonesian: lima belas
例句
I have fifteen dollars in my bag.
basic
My sister is fifteen years old.
basic
The bus comes in fifteen minutes.
basic
Give me fifteen more minutes, and I'll be ready.
natural
There were like fifteen people waiting outside.
natural
That meeting was supposed to last fifteen minutes, not an hour.
natural