Numbers (0-30) in Spanish

These you do need to memorize, and the numbers from one to ten are as follows: uno (1), dos (2), tres (3), cuatro (4), cinco (5), seis (6), siete (7), ocho (8), nueve (9), and diez (10). We suggest that you practice them by saying them out loud a number of times.

31 – treinta y uno. 32 – treinta y dos. 33 – treinta y tres.

Notice: An accent mark must be added whenever a one-syllable number is added to the roots dieci- or veinti-. The four numbers on this list that have accent marks are: dieciséis, veintidós, veintitrés, and veintiséis.

In this lesson, we learned the vocabulary and pronunciation for the numbers 1-10 in Spanish: uno (ooh-no), dos (dohs), tres (trays), cuatro (kwah-troh), cinco (seen-koh), seis (says), siete (syay-tay), ocho (oh-choh), nueve (nway-vay), diez (dyays).

When counting money, say the value number followed by the currency, such as cinco dólares, dos pesos, etc. Specify if you have billetes (bills) or monedas (coins) when needed, referring to cents as centavos.

3 (三), pronounced san, is considered lucky due to its similarity in sound to the word that means birth. Additionally, this number represents the three stages in the life of humans – birth, marriage, death – that adds to its importance in Chinese culture.

Chinese tradition considers Three a lucky number. It is believed that groups of 3 in Chinese culture are even luckier. It has a meaning of more than two, many and several. For example, Confucius said: ‘Three people are walking together; at least one of them is good enough to be my teacher.

The number 13 is considered unlucky in the western world, but not so in Chinese. Quite the opposite, the number 13 is considered lucky by the Chinese people. If the sound of a particular number is associated with a happy, positive word, it is considered lucky, and the opposite is also true.

Is the number 5 a lucky number? House number 5 is lucky for people who tend to pursue freedom and are energetic.