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The Spanish numbers from 0 to 15 are cero, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce, trece, catorce, and quince.
The Spanish numbers from 16 to 29 are dieciséis, diecisiete, dieciocho, diecinueve, veinte, veintiuno, veintidós, veintitrés, veinticuatro, veinticinco, veintiséis, veintisiete, veintiocho, and veintinueve.
📌 For numbers from 31 to 99 that are not exact tens, Spanish uses the conjunction y between the tens and the unit, as in treinta y ocho and cincuenta y cinco.
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0–15, 16–19, 20s, tens, then 100
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Examples of feminine nouns ending in -a include:
Feminine pattern examples include:
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A–ORA–DAD–CIÓN
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Examples of masculine nouns ending in -o include:
Masculine pattern examples include:
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-o, -or, -ma, and -s are masculine patterns, unlike many feminine endings
The noun stays the same, but the article changes: el/la estudiante
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📌 The Spanish letter h is always silent, while j is pronounced like the English h.
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📌 Spanish c can have the sounds ka, se, si, ko, or ku, and Spanish g can have the sounds ga, he, hi, go, or gu.
A silent h, an ñ with a tilde, and rr with a long trill
Common Spanish greetings are:
Common Spanish farewells are:
Hola → buenos días/tardes/noches → adiós or nos vemos
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📌 The formal question ¿Cómo se llama usted? contrasts with the familiar question ¿Cómo te llamas (tú)? for asking someone's name.
To introduce oneself, Spanish uses (Yo) Me llamo..., and to ask the other person's name it uses ¿Y usted? formally or ¿Y tú? familiarly.
To say where someone is from, Spanish uses ¿De dónde es usted? formally, ¿De dónde eres (tú)? familiarly, and (Yo) Soy de... for I am from.
Spanish courtesy expressions include:
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Possible Spanish responses include:
Spanish titles include:
Formal usted contrasts with familiar tú
Formal and Familiar Forms
| Function | Formal usted | Familiar tú |
|---|---|---|
| Ask a name | ¿Cómo se llama usted? | ¿Cómo te llamas (tú)? |
| Ask the other person's name | ¿Y usted? | ¿Y tú? |
| Ask where someone is from | ¿De dónde es usted? | ¿De dónde eres (tú)? |
| Ask how someone is | ¿Cómo está usted? | ¿Cómo estás (tú)? |
Test your knowledge on Foundations of Spanish with 9 multiple-choice questions with detailed corrections.
1. Spanish numbers from 31 to 99 are formed as follows:
2. What is the range of numbers in Spanish from zero to one hundred?
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What are the Spanish numbers from 0 to 15?
Cero, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce, trece, catorce, quince.
Spanish Numbers 0–15
Cero, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce, trece, catorce, quince.
How do you connect tens and units in Spanish numbers 31 to 99?
With the conjunction y between the tens and the unit.
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