Spanish Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Spanish lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Spanish to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Spanish
one uno
first primero
two dos
second segundo
three tres
third tercero
four cuatro
fourth cuarto
five cinco
fifth quinto
six seis
sixth sexto
seven siete
seventh séptimo
eight ocho
eighth octavo
nine nueve
ninth noveno
ten diez
tenth décimo
eleven once
eleventh undécimo
twelve doce
twelfth duodécimo
thirteen trece
thirteenth decimotercero
fourteen catorce
once una vez
fifteen quince
twice dos veces
sixteen dieciséis
Monday lunes
seventeen diecisiete
Tuesday martes
eighteen dieciocho
Wednesday miércoles
nineteen diecinueve
Thursday jueves
twenty veinte
Friday viernes
seventy one setenta y uno
Saturday sábado
one hundred cien
Sunday domingo

Numbers Grammar Rules

Spanish cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Spanish. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Spanish
I have three dogs [number + noun] tengo tres perros
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] mi hija tiene dos gatos
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] ella habla siete idiomas
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] mi hermano tiene un hijo
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] esta es mi segunda lección
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] ¿has leído el tercer libro?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow vaca

goat cabra

donkey burro

horse caballo

dog perro

cat gato

mouse ratón

bird pájaro

Conversation in Spanish

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Spanish
Where are you from? ¿de dónde eres?
I'm from the U.S yo soy de la ee.uu.
I'm American soy americano
Where do you live? ¿dónde vives?
I live in the U.S yo vivo en el ee.uu.
What do you do for a living? ¿en qué trabajas?
I'm a student soy un estudiante

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