Approximation: gairebé, aproximadament, uns / unes
Three ways to say "almost around". Gairebé — "almost": Gairebé tots els pisos tenen ascensor — almost all flats have a lift. Aproximadament — "approximately", the long word of reports and timetables. For example: “La visita del dentista costa uns cinquanta euros” — The dentist's appointment costs about fifty euros. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Three ways to say "almost around". Gairebé — "almost": Gairebé tots els pisos tenen ascensor — almost all flats have a lift. Aproximadament — "approximately", the long word of reports and timetables.
Uns / unes + number — "about", the most colloquial way: uns cinquanta euros — some fifty euros. Masculine "uns", feminine "unes" — by the gender of what is counted: unes sis hores — some six hours.
The number after "uns" stands as it is, no article needed. Colloquial speech loves exactly this frame: price, time, age — everything "about".
Table
| word | example | literally |
|---|---|---|
| gairebé | gairebé tots els pisos | almost |
| aproximadament | dues hores aproximadament | approximately |
| uns / unes | uns cinquanta euros | about (colloquial) |
By example
- La visita del dentista costa uns cinquanta eurosThe dentist's appointment costs about fifty euros
- El viatge dura aproximadament dues horesThe trip lasts approximately two hours
- Gairebé tots els pisos tenen ascensorAlmost all flats have a lift
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Approximation: how does it work in Valencian?
Three ways to say "almost around". Gairebé — "almost": Gairebé tots els pisos tenen ascensor — almost all flats have a lift. Aproximadament — "approximately", the long word of reports and timetables.
What does it look like in an example sentence Valencian?
“La visita del dentista costa uns cinquanta euros” — The dentist's appointment costs about fifty euros. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.