TODAY'S OBJECTIVES

By the end of today, you will be able to identify and understand :

• Numbers 0-30

• The verb form of hay

• How to tell how many

Who can count from zero to ten in Spanish?

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Numbers like dieciseís and veintiocho are called
compound words.

What do I mean?

They are a shortened form of multiple words.

For example, dieciseís is the shortened form for diez y seis.
Veintiocho is the shortened form for veinte y ocho.

​Write these out! You have 5 minutes.

Time for BINGO!

You will need:
pen or pencil

Instructions
1. Write any number from 0-30 in each square except the middle one with the star (that's a free space).

2. If I call out a number that you have written down, mark it off with an "X".

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​The number uno (one)

​When we have the number uno, or any other number that ends in -uno, such as ventiuno.

​It has more than one form.

• ​Before a masculine noun uno shortens to un.

  un hombre ----- ventiún hombres

• Before a feminine noun uno changes to una.

  una mujer ----- veintiuna mujeres

​¡Atención!

​The forms uno and veintiuno are used when counting (uno, dos, tres... veinte, veintiuno, veintidós...).

* They are also used when the number follows a either a:

masculine noun - el capítulo tres
or
feminine noun - la lección uno

​HOWEVER . . .

​Talking about the quantity of something

​The number goes before the noun.

​seis cuadernos

veintiseís estudiantes

quince lápices

• Cuántos before a masculine noun.

• Cuántas before a feminine noun.

​

To ask how many people or things in Spanish use:

And finally,
the verb form of hay.

​Spanish only has ONE word for English's "there is" and "there are".

​hay

​For "there is not" or "there are not", use:

​no hay

​For example . . .

​¿Cuántos estudiantes hay?
How many students are there?

Hay cinco estudiantes en la foto.
There are five students in the photo.

​¿Hay chicos en la fotografía?
Are there guys in the picture?

¿Hay cuatro chicas y no hay chicos.
There are four girls, and there are no boys.

​Today you learned:

1. Number 0-30.

2. The verb hay.

3. How to tell how many.