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Some Basic Spanish Vocabulary
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Numbers in Spanish, Spanish Alphabet, Time in Spanish, Months and Days in Spanish
Numbers
| 0 cero | 15 quince | 80 ochenta |
| 1 uno | 16 dieciséis | 90 noventa |
| 2 dos | 17 diecisiete | 100 cien |
| 3 tres | 18 dieciocho | 101 ciento uno |
| 4 cuatro | 19 diecinueve | 102 ciento dos, etc... |
| 5 cinco | 20 veinte | 200 doscientos |
| 6 seis | 21 veintiuno | 300 trescientos |
| 7 siete | 22 veintidos, etc... | 400 cuatrocientos |
| 8 ocho | 30 treinta | 500 quinientos |
| 9 nueve | 31 treinta y uno | 600 seiscientos |
| 10 diez | 32 treinta y dos, etc... | 700 setecientos |
| 11 once | 40 cuarenta | 800 ochocientos |
| 12 doce | 50 cincuenta | 900 novecientos |
| 13 trece | 60 sesenta | 1000 mil |
| 14 catorce | 70 setenta | 5000 cinco mil |
The years when spoken are treated just as you would read the number:
- 1800 = mil ochocientos
- 1956 = mil novecientos cincuenta y seis
- 2003 = dos mil tres
The years when spoken are treated just as you would read the number:
- * 1800 = mil ochocientos
- * 1956 = mil novecientos cincuenta y seis
- * 2003 = dos mil tres
The Spanish alphabet with each letter written in Spanish as it sounds in Spanish:
| a - a | h - ache | n - ene | t - te |
| b - be | i - i | ñ - eñe | u - u |
| c - ce | j - jota | o - o | v - uve |
| d - de | k - ca | p - pe | w - uve doble |
| e - e | l - ele | q - cu | x - equis |
| f - efe | ll - elle | r - erre | y - i griega |
| g - ge | m - eme | s - ese | z - ceta |
Variations: You may also hear ' w ' as 'doble uve'.
Time
| ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?) |
| 1:00 Es la una |
| 2:00 Son las dos |
| 2:15 Son las dos y cuarto |
| 2:20 Son las dos y veinte |
| 2:30 Son las dos y media |
| 2:40 Son las tres menos veinte |
| 2:45 Son las tres menos cuarto |
| 2:55 Son las tres menos cinco |
| 3:00 Son las tres |
Notes:
You might also hear the time said as written numerically above:
2:45 (Son las dos cuarenta y cinco)
You might also hear after the half-hour and before the next hour as:
2:40 (Faltan veinte minutos para las tres) or
2:55 (Faltan cinco minutos para las tres)
Months and Days
| enero - January | agosto - August | lunes - Monday |
| febrero - February | septiembre - September | martes - Tuesday |
| marzo - March | octubre - October | miércoles - Wednesday |
| abril - April | noviembre - November | jueves - Thursday |
| mayo - May | diciembre - December | viernes - Friday |
| junio - June | sábado - Saturday | |
| julio - July | domingo - Sunday |
The complete date can be said like this:
Saturday, July 9th 1999 = el sábado día 9 de julio de mil novecientos noventa y nueve
