Chapter 4 - Numbers, Dates & Time

Question 1

1. How are the numbers from 16 to 19 and 21 to 29 are expressed?
2. What is the ending of numbers 31 to 99?
3. How are the true numbers between 31 and 99 are formed?
4. Numbers ending in 1 + masc. noun = ?
5. Numbers ending in 1 + fem. noun = ?
6. Cien + any number < 100 ⇒
7. Cien + any number < 100 before masc. & fem nouns ⇒
8. How 100 is connected with the following munber? (e.g. 110, 220, 315)?
9. Numbers 200 to 900 + fam/masc noun ⇒

Answer 1

1. Expressed as one word: 22 - veintidós (not veinte y dós)
2. -A
3. Expressed as individual words: treinta y uno, cuarenta y ocho
4. - O is dropped from uno. UN: veintiún años, treinta y un libros, etc.
5. uno ⇒ una : setenta y una muchachas, ochenta y una amigas, etc.
6. Becomes ciento: ciento y uno, ciento cincuenta (150), ciento noventa y nueve
7. Remains cien: cien libros, cien mujeres, cien casas, cien hombres
8. Do not use - y. Ciento diez, doscientos veinte, trecientos quice
9. Agree with noun they modify: doscientos hoteles, quinientas flores, etc

Question 2

Name the following cardinal numbers:

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

Answer 2

doscientos / -as

trescientos / - as

cuatrocientos / - as

quinientos / - as

seiscientos / - as

setentos / - as

ochocientos /-as

novecientos / - as

Question 3

1. How do numbers starting with mil are counted?
   
   • 1000 years
   • 2000 years
   • a million dollars
   • 2 million questions
2. How does mil change? Does it need the article a in front of it?
3. How do you count after 1,000? (e.g. 1992, 2006)
4. When plural miles is used? (e.g. There are tons of people in the restaurant)

Answer 3

1. They are not counted in 100’s.
   
   • mil años
   • dos mil años
   • un millón (de) : un millón de dólares
   • dos millónes (de): dos millónes de preguntas
2. Mil doesn’t change (dos mil, tres mil, cinco mil). Doesn’t need article un
3. Formed by 1000 + 900 + 92: mil novecientos noventa y dos; dos mil seis
4. Plural miles is used only to refer to a large number but inexact amount, the way English uses tons: Hay miles de personas en el restaurante

Question 4

1. Name ordinal numbers:
   
   • 1st
   • 2nd
   • 3rd
   • 4th
   • 5th
   • 6th
   • 7th
   • 8th
   • 9th
   • 10th

Answer 4

1. Ordinal numbers:
   
   • primero
   • secondo
   • trecero
   • cuarto
   • quinto
   • sexto
   • séptimo
   • octavo
   • novento
   • décimo

Question 5

1. Ordinal numbers in a sentence
2. Primero and trecero + masc. noun
3. Other uses of ordinal numbers and their place in a sentence
4. How the ordinal numbers expressed starting with ordinal number 11th?

(e.g. the 14th floor; 11th street; the 23rd lesson; the 103rd floor)

Answer 5

1. Precede the noun and agree in gender with noun they describe
   
   • el segundo mes
   • la primera mujer
   • el quinto ten
   • la sexta página
2. Primer y trecer: el primer hombre; el trecer día

la primera mujer; la trecera semana

1. Used for kings, queens, popes and centuries. Noun they describe + ordinal #
   
   • ​​el siglo segundo (the 2nd century)
   • Carlos Quinto (Charles the Fifth)
2. Starting with 11th state the Noun + cardinal number:

el piso catorce; la calle once; la lección veintitrés; el piso ciento tres

Question 6

How spanish indicate the days of the month?

What is today’s date?

Today is May 5th

Tomorrow is May 6th

It is February 23rd

It is October 31st

Today is June 1st

Answer 6

Use cardinal numbers 2 to 31 except the 1st of the month

Cúal es la fecha de hoy?

Hoy es el cinco de mayo

Mañana es el seis de mayo

Es el veintitres de febrero

Es el treinta y uno de octubre

Hoy es el primero de junio

Question 7

1. What do you use to express time?

What time is it? / What hour is it?

1. What is a phare to express time?

• It is 1 o’clock
• It is 2 o’clock
• it is 3 o’clock
• it is 4 o’clock

Answer 7

1. La hora

Qúe hore es?

1. Es + la + time or Son + las + time

• La represents la hora and Las represents las horas
• Ser for singular 3rd person and Son for plural 3rd person
  
  • Es la una
  • Son las dos
  • Son las tres
  • Son las cuatro

Question 8

1. Indicate an exact hour or “sharp”
   
   • it’s exactly 5 o’clock
   • it’s 10 o’clock sharp
2. Indicate smth happening at a cetrain time
   
   • At what time? / At what hour?
   • At 1 o’clock
   • At 2 o’clock
3. Indicate approximate time
   
   • It’s about 1 o’clock
   • It’s one o’clock, more or less
4. Indicate half past the hour
   
   • It’s 9:30
   • It’s 8:30
5. Indicate a time before the hour
   
   • it is 2:50
   • it is 6:45
   • Five (minutes) to tree (o’clock)
6. Indicate a time after the hour
   
   • It’s 1:20
   • It’s 5:10

Answer 8

1. en punto; exactamente​
   
   • ​Son las cinco exactamente
   • Son las dies en punto
2. use prepositon a
   
   • ​​A qúe hora?
   • A la una
   • A las dos
3. a eso de + hour or hour + más or menos
   
   • ​​A eso de la una
   • Es la una, más o menos
4. media or teinta
   
   • ​​Son las ocho y media
   • Son las nueve y treinta
5. hour + menos + the number of minutes
   
   • ​​Son las tres menos diez
   • Son las siete menos cuatro

number of minutes + para + the hour (more common)

• ​​Cinco para las tres

1. Hour + y + number of minutes​
   
   • ​​Es la una y veinte
   • Son las cinco y diez