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You're advancing
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| We've
been working real hard on making the sounds of Spanish
so far, but you need to start throwing in some words
now. |
| For
starters, let's pick up on the numbers from 0 through
9. |
| You'll
see why in a bit ... |
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0 |
ce
ro |
Difficulty
in Spain with "c
= th." Roll your "r"
just a little. |
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1 |
u
no |
Keep
a clear "u." |
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2 |
dos |
Don't
forget: "D"
sounds like the first 2 letters of "they." |
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3 |
tres |
Has
a consonant cluster of TRE- |
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4 |
cua
tro |
Diphthong
and
consonant
cluster. |
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5 |
cin
co |
First
syllable has "soft
c" - and second has "hard
c." |
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6 |
seis |
This
diphthong
is different from the NEXT one. |
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7 |
sie
te |
Diphthong
and
don't forget to bite your tongue on the
"te." |
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8 |
o
cho |
Can
you believe this is only 3 letters? |
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9 |
nue
ve |
Diphthong
and
the "lazy
b-v"
sound. |
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| The
numbers above have been divided into syllables.
Those syllables indicated by the color
change are due to the fact that they are
the "next-to-last syllable."
I.e., there's more than one syllable here. |
| If
you study through the "accent
rules," you'll see why this is happening to
those syllables. |
| That
is to say, you'll KNOW why the word sounds like
it does: a LOUD syllable + a softer one. |
| EXERCISES: |
| The
following telephone numbers are made up and shouldn't
reach anyone. Please don't call them, and just use
them for practice in learning your Spanish numbers. |
| Say
the following numbers out loud in Spanish. |
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(021)
437-5919 |
(902)
307-1527 |
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(242)
966-8003 |
(444)
765-0462 |
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(349)
522-6077 |
(106)
813-9876 |
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(409)
555-4790 |
(589)
632-8877 |
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(627)
506-2232 |
(744)
744-7744 |
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| Las
Matemáticas |
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| You
might as well put these numbers to a little more
use. |
| When
you're adding numbers together, the plus sign (+)
is stated as más. |
| The
math problem |
1
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+
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2
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stated as: |
uno |
más |
dos |
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| When
you're subtracting numbers, the minus sign (-) is
menos. |
| The
math problem |
5
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-
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3
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stated as: |
cinco |
menos |
tres |
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| The
equals sign (=) can be stated in either of 3 ways: |
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dan
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The
numbers give (the result). |
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son
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The
numbers are (the resulting number). |
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hacen
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The
numbers make (the resulting number). |
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| Ready
for some problems? |
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8
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+
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1
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=
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9
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ocho |
más |
uno |
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nueve |
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| Do
the following problems on your own: |
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7
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-
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2
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=
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5
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4
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+
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3
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=
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7
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9
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-
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3
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=
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6
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5
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+
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4
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=
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9
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8
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-
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4
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=
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4
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| That
wasn't so bad !!! |
| Now
you can click here and go to the real numbers
page. |
| Work
on phone numbers for a few days. |
| This
helps your pronunciation, and helps you get the
numbers down! |
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Come
back tomorrow, and see what else you can learn.
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