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Numbers, alphabet, spelling, dates and time

Recognise and produce numbers, spell words, and exchange dates, times, prices and phone numbers.

Numbers are easy to recognise on paper but need aloud retrieval practice. Spanish letter names also support repair in conversation.

Patterns to reuse
¿Cómo se escribe? — Se escribe…
How is it spelt? — It is spelt…
¿Qué hora es? — Es la una / Son las dos.
What time is it? — It is one / two.
¿Cuánto cuesta? — Cuesta… euros.
How much is it? — It costs… euros.
Watch out for
veinte y uno
veintiuno

21–29 are normally written as one word.

Es las dos.
Son las dos.

Use es only with one o’clock; son with other hours.

Mi número es el seis, uno, dos, cero, cuatro…
My number is six, one, two, zero, four…
mee NOO-meh-roh ehs ehl says, OO-noh, dohs, THEH-roh, KWAH-troh
La clase empieza a las diez y media.
The class starts at half past ten.
lah KLAH-seh ehm-PYEH-thah ah lahs dyehth ee MEH-dyah
Cuesta treinta y cinco euros.
It costs thirty-five euros.
KWEHS-tah TRAYN-tah ee THEEN-koh EH-OO-rohs
¿Puedes deletrear tu apellido?
Can you spell your surname?
PWEH-dehs deh-leh-treh-AHR too ah-peh-YEE-doh
Numbers
0-15
cerounodostrescuatrocincoseissieteochonuevediezoncedocetrececatorcequince
Tens
veintetreintacuarentacincuentasesentasetentaochentanoventacien
Examples
veintiunotreinta y cincociento dosdoscientos
Alphabet
abecedeeefegehacheijotakaeleemeeneeñeopecuerreeseteuuveuve dobleequisyezeta
Symbols
@
arroba
.
punto
-
guion
Time
y cuartoy mediamenos cuarto
Dates

Hoy es el veinte de septiembre.

Try it out loud
recall
Say 17, 24, 38, 76 and 101 aloud.
What to include

diecisiete, veinticuatro, treinta y ocho, setenta y seis, ciento uno

production
Say today’s date and three appointment times.
What to include

Use el + number + de + month; a la/las for times.

roleplay
Exchange and spell a surname, email address and telephone number.
What to include

Use ¿Cómo se escribe? and ¿Puedes repetir?

Happy with all of this?
  • I can understand prices and times at normal careful speed.
  • I can spell my name and email address.

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