Simplified and native speakers:
Simplified example
Oswaldo Z.
Irma C.
Agustín G.
Tomás S.
Diana P.
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Simplified example
Oswaldo Z.
Irma C.
Agustín G.
Tomás S.
Diana P.
Simplified Example "Vamos a contar de diez en diez hasta 100..." |
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Oswaldo Z. México, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua "Vamos de nueve, nueve hasta el 99..." |
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Irma C. México, Monterrey "Bueno, ahora les voy a cantar una canción..." |
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Agustín G. España, Madrid "Bueno, esto es curioso. Voy a contar hasta al cien de cinco en cinco..." |
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Tomás S.
Perú, Lima "Setenta, setenta y uno, setenta y dos,..." |
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Diana P. Colombia, Manizales "Bueno, pues ahora les voy a contar del noventa al cien..." |
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Counting to 100
Notice that from 16 to 19, each number is a compound. In other words, to say 16, you say ten and six. In Spanish, diez means ten, and seis means six. The number 16, then, is composed of these two numbers, dieciséis. This same pattern is followed for the 20's. 20 is veinte; to say 21 you combine veinte and uno to make veintiuno. Beginning with 31 this pattern changes; numbers are written as three separate words. For example, treinta y uno, cuarenta y dos, cincuenta y tres etc. |