Numbers, prices, time and dates

0 to 20

• uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez1 to 10Say it: OO-noh, dohs, trehs, KWAH-troh, SEEN-koh, says, SYEH-teh, OH-choh, NWEH-beh, dyehs
• once, doce, trece, catorce, quince11 to 15Say it: OHN-seh, DOH-seh, TREH-seh, kah-TOHR-seh, KEEN-seh

Bigger numbers

From 31 up, you add y (“and”): treinta y cinco is 35. One hundred is cien, but 101 to 199 use ciento: ciento veinte is 120.

Watch the punctuation. Spain and much of South America write a thousand as 1.000 and a decimal as 2,50. Mexico writes them the English way, 1,000 and 2.50.

Prices

• ¿Cuánto cuesta?How much is it?Say it: KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah
• Son veinte eurosIt's twenty eurosSay it: sohn BAYN-teh EH-oo-rohs
• Son doscientos pesosIt's two hundred pesosSay it: sohn dohs-SYEHN-tohs PEH-sohs
• ¿Me lo puede escribir?Can you write it down for me?Say it: meh loh PWEH-deh ehs-kree-BEERThe best trick when a price comes too fast.

Telling the time

• ¿Qué hora es?What time is it?Say it: keh OH-rah ehs
• Es la unaIt's one o'clockSay it: ehs lah OO-nah
• Son las tres y mediaIt's half past threeSay it: sohn lahs trehs ee MEH-dyah
• Son las ocho menos cuartoIt's a quarter to eightSay it: sohn lahs OH-choh MEH-nohs KWAHR-toh
• ¿A qué hora sale el tren?What time does the train leave?Say it: ah keh OH-rah SAH-leh ehl trehn
• A las nueve de la nocheAt nine at nightSay it: ah lahs NWEH-beh deh lah NOH-cheh

• Tickets, timetables and opening hours use the 24-hour clock: 18:30 is 6:30 pm.
• de la mañana = in the morning, de la tarde = in the afternoon or early evening, de la noche = at night.
• mañana means both “tomorrow” and “morning”: mañana por la mañana is tomorrow morning.

Days, months and dates

Days and months don't take capital letters. Dates go day first: 5/3 is the 5th of March, never May 3rd.

• el cinco de marzothe fifth of MarchSay it: ehl SEEN-koh deh MAHR-soh
• hoy, mañana, ayertoday, tomorrow, yesterdaySay it: oy, mah-NYAH-nah, ah-YEHR
• ¿Está abierto el domingo?Is it open on Sunday?Say it: ehs-TAH ah-BYEHR-toh ehl doh-MEEN-goh