JCSH0 Notes

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NUMBERS

◉ Numbers ending in 1 (21, 31, 41 etc), drop the –o before masculine nouns and change –o to –a before feminine nouns

Example:

¿Cuántos chicos hay en la clase? How many boys are in the class?

veintiuno twenty-one Hay veintiún chicos en la clase. There are 21 boys in the class.

Hay veintiuna chicas en la clase. There are 21 girls in the class.

◉ Hundreds change –os /-as for masculine / feminine

Example:

doscientos niños 200 boys

doscientas niñas 200 girls

◉ In dates NEVER TRANSLATE ‘AND’

Example:

2007 dos mil siete (not dos mil y siete) two thousand seven (not two thousand and seven)

◉ Primero and tercero shorten to primer and tercer before masculine singular nouns

Example:

El 1st piso = el primer piso The 1st floor = the first floor

La 1st planta = la primera planta The 1st floor = the first floor

El 3rd piso = el tercer piso The 3rd floor = the third floor

La 3rd planta = la tercera planta The 3rd floor = the third floor

◉ Use regular numbers with dates

Example:

02/03 = el dos de marzo the second of March

◉ Use full numbers with years

Example:

1998 = mil novecientos noventa y ocho nineteen ninety-eight

◉ 100 (ciento) is shortened to cien if it is followed by a noun (masculine or feminine)

Example:

cien libros = 100 books

cien plumas = 100 pens

ciento dos = 102

ciento treinta 130