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The numbers you need in Spanish

Justin is at the counter at Café Laurel with Michael. There are prices, numbered order slips, and a phone number to read back.

You'll say an amount in pesos, ask for one more thing, and read a phone number in small groups.

These lines help when you're shopping or checking contact details. Yako, meanwhile, has his eye on the clock.

By the end of this lesson

Say a price in pesos, read a phone number in pairs, and ask for one more item.

  • Son ___ pesosIt's ___ pesos
  • Del uno al diezFrom one to ten
  • El número es ___The number is ___
  • Uno másOne more

Scene — Numbers at the counter

It's ten in the morning at Café Laurel. Justin stands at the counter while Michael sorts numbered order slips beside a card with the café's phone number.

Yako, a brown yak seated on two chairs nearby, watches the clock instead of the price label.

Justin stands at the café counter while Michael sorts order slips beside a phone-number card, and Yako watches the clock rather than the price label.

Learn — Prices, pairs, and one more

There are five lines. Tap ▶ and say each one aloud, filling the blanks with numbers.

Focus on useful groups, not a hundred separate number cards.

  1. Michael tells Justin the price in pesos while indicating the blank price label beside a small group of coins.

    Son ___ pesos

    It's ___ pesos

    When to use it: Say the price or total amount in pesos.

    For ten pesos, say Son diez pesos.

  2. Michael counts through a row of ten blank order slips while Justin watches.

    Del uno al diez

    From one to ten

    When to use it: Name the range from one through ten.

    This names a range; it doesn't say every number in it.

  3. Justin reads the café’s phone number back to Michael, pointing to the blank phone-number card and marking a pair with two raised fingers.

    El número es ___

    The number is ___

    When to use it: Give a number, such as a phone number you're checking.

    Read 55 10 20 30 40 as cincuenta y cinco, diez, veinte, treinta, cuarenta.

    Say it: Número stresses the first part: NOO-meh-roh.

  4. Justin requests one more order slip with a raised index finger while Michael reaches toward an extra slip.

    Uno más

    One more

    When to use it: Ask for one additional item when the count is short.

Story — Ten pesos, not ten o'clock

Watch how ten changes jobs when Yako looks at the clock. Then Justin checks the slips and repeats the café's phone number.

Use Show English if you need help with the highlighted lines.

  1. Justin¿Cuánto es en total?What's the total?
  2. MichaelSon diez pesos.It's ten pesos.
  3. Yako looks up at the clock, certain that he can help.
  4. YakoSon las diez.It's ten o'clock.
  5. MichaelDiez pesos, Yako.Ten pesos, Yako.
  6. Michael asks which numbered order slips Justin needs for the table.
  7. JustinDel uno al diez.From one to ten.
  8. Michael hands over nine slips. Justin points to the missing tenth slip.
  9. JustinUno más.One more.
  10. MichaelAquí tienes.Here you go.
  11. JustinAsí está bien.That's enough.
  12. Michael points to a sample phone card and reads its ten digits in pairs.
  13. MichaelEl número es cincuenta y cinco, diez, veinte, treinta, cuarenta.The number is 55, 10, 20, 30, 40.
  14. JustinEl número es cincuenta y cinco, diez, veinte, treinta, cuarenta.The number is 55, 10, 20, 30, 40.

Practice — Give each number its job

Try ten exercises with prices, quantities, and phone numbers. Listen carefully to what each number describes.

Keep trying or skip; each answer includes a short explanation.

0 of 10 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    Spanish

    Son ___ pesosDrop the English here
    El número es ___Drop the English here
    Son las ___Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its Spanish, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    The price label says ten pesos. Tell Justin the price, not the time.

  4. What does it mean?

    Del uno al diez

  5. What do you say?

    You have several items at the counter. Ask how much they cost altogether.

  6. True or false?

    Fill the blank with diez to say it's ten pesos.

  7. What do you say?

    Michael has added the missing slip. Tell him the quantity is now enough.

  8. What does it mean?

    El número es ___

  9. What do you say?

    You need slips numbered 1 through 10. Name that whole range.

  10. Build the line

    One more

    Tap the words in order.

Say it — Read it back

You're Justin, and Michael speaks first. Answer at the counter, then read the sample phone number back.

Tap the microphone to speak or ▶ for the model. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. Michael asks Justin to read the total from a label showing ten pesos.
  2. Michael¿Cuánto es en total?What's the total?
  3. Justin (you)Say it's ten pesos.

    Son ___ pesos

    It's ___ pesos

0 of 5 said

Recap — what you can say now

SpanishEnglish
Son ___ pesosIt's ___ pesos
Del uno al diezFrom one to ten
El número es ___The number is ___
Uno másOne more
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Keep these useful number chunks handy with your Yak Cards. Practice a price, a phone number, and one more item.

Change the numbers each time you practice, but keep each number's job clear.

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