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Mistake to Avoid

Though they’re different in English, the letters B and V are pronounced exactly the same way in Spanish. The letters are both pronounced “beh,” and they make a sound much like the B in English. There is no English V sound in Spanish.

First sing the alphabet song in English. Easy, right? Now, try singing the alphabet song in Spanish! The new pronunciations and the extra letter might make it tricky, but don’t give up. Keep practicing until you can sing the whole song without making a mistake!

Numbers—Números

Learning how to count in Spanish is lots of fun and very useful. Once you learn the numbers in Spanish, you can count all kinds of things, like pieces of fruit in the refrigerator, clothes in your closet, or birds in a tree in your backyard. Check out the numbers in the following list:

Number	In Spanish	Pronunciation
0	cero	SEH ro
1	uno	OO noh
2	dos	DOS
3	tres	TREHS
4	cuatro	KWA tro
5	cinco	SEEN ko
6	seis	SEHEES
7	siete	SEE EH teh
8	ocho	O cho
9	nueve	NUEH beh
10	diez	dee EHS
11	once	ON seh
12	doce	DO seh
13	trece	TREH seh
14	catorce	ka TOR seh
15	quince	KEEN seh
16	dieciséis	dee eh see SEHEES
17	diecisiete	dee eh see SEE EH teh
18	dieciocho	dee eh see OH choh
19	diecinueve	dee eh see NUEH beh
20	veinte	BAIN teh
21	veintiuno	bain tee OO noh
22	veintidós	bain tee DOHS
23	veintitrés	bain tee TRES
24	veinticuatro	bain tee KWA troh
25	veinticinco	bain tee SEEN koh
26	veintiséis	bain tee SEHEES
27	veintisiete	bain tee SEE EH teh
28	veintiocho	bain tee OH choh
29	veintinueve	bain tee NUEH beh
30	treinta	TRAIN tah
31	treinta y uno	TRAIN tah ee OO noh
32	treinta y dos	TRAIN tah ee DOS
. . .
40	cuarenta	kwa REN tah
41	cuarenta y uno	kwa REN tah ee OO noh
42	cuarenta y dos	kwa REN tah ee DOHS
. . .
50	cincuenta	seen KWEN ta
60	sesenta	seh SEN tah
70	setenta	seh TEN tah
80	ochenta	oh CHEN tah
90	noventa	noh VEN tah
100	cien	SEE EN
1,000	mil	MEEL
1,000,000	millón	mee YON