diyes
díyes with stress marks
ten
Usage Note
Diyes is a Spanish loanword from diez, one of the most commonly used Spanish-derived numbers in everyday Filipino speech. It appears in time-telling, prices, scores, and grades — and Filipino students prize the score diyes as a mark of perfection.
Examples
" Diyes na taon na ako. "
Natural Translation
I'm already ten years old.
Literal Translation
Ten [linker] year already I.
" Diyes ang sukli ko sa tindahan. "
Natural Translation
My change at the store is ten.
Literal Translation
Ten the change my in store.
" Nakakuha siya ng diyes sa pagsusulit kaya tuwang-tuwa ang kaniyang mga magulang. "
Natural Translation
He got a perfect ten on the exam, so his parents were overjoyed.
Literal Translation
Got he of ten in exam so very-happy the his (plural) parent.
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