Numbers and prices

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Learn numbers from zero to twenty-nine

Start with cero, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez. Then learn once, doce, trece, catorce, quince as a small separate group. Saying numbers out of order helps you recognize them without counting up from one.

From sixteen to nineteen, use dieciséis, diecisiete, dieciocho, diecinueve. Twenty is veinte. Twenty-one through twenty-nine are written as one word, such as veintiuno and veintidós. Pay attention to written accents in dieciséis, veintidós, veintitrés, and veintiséis.

Form numbers from thirty to one hundred

The tens are treinta, cuarenta, cincuenta, sesenta, setenta, ochenta, noventa. For a number between them, add y and the unit: treinta y dos. Exactly one hundred is cien. Larger numbers can wait until these are easy to recognize.

Before a masculine singular noun, uno becomes un; before a feminine singular noun, use una. Compare un libro with una revista. For twenty-one, use veintiún libros or veintiuna revistas. Most other number words in this range do not change for grammatical gender.

Ask for a price

¿Cuánto cuesta? asks the price of one thing. ¿Cuánto cuestan? asks about several things. The verb agrees with the item or items: el libro cuesta; las revistas cuestan. These practice prices are invented and do not describe current market prices.

Use the currency you actually hear in context. If a price comes too quickly, ask ¿Puede repetir, por favor? or ask the seller to write it. Listening again to a short number is useful practice; guessing an unfamiliar price is not necessary.

Lesson vocabulary

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Practice questions

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Independent practice

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