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Tengo menos de veinte euros.

Tengo menos de veinte euros.
I have less than twenty euros.
From Lesson 110:Same and different (el mismo, igual que, más de diez)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Tengo menos de veinte euros.

Why does this sentence use menos de instead of menos que for "less than"?
When comparing most things in Spanish, you use que (for example, más alto que means "taller than"). However, when "more than" or "less than" is followed directly by a number, you must use de. Because veinte is a number, it has to be menos de.
Does this rule also apply if I want to say "more than twenty euros"?
Yes! The exact same rule applies to "more than". To say "I have more than twenty euros", you would say Tengo más de veinte euros. Any time a number follows "more than" or "less than", you must use de.
Why isn't the word euros capitalized?
In Spanish, the names of currencies like euros, dólares, or libras (pounds) are treated as regular vocabulary words, not proper nouns. This means they are always written with a lowercase letter.
If I wanted to talk about a physical twenty-euro bill, how would I say it?
If you mean a specific paper note, you would use the word billete. A twenty-euro bill is called un billete de veinte euros. The sentence we are looking at just means your total cash is under twenty euros, which could be in mixed coins (monedas).

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