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• Steps
• Part 1 of 3: Counting to Ten
• Part 2 of 3: Further Counting
• Part 3 of 3: Improving your pronunciation
• Additional articles

When a person is just starting to learn a foreign language, one of the first things he must master is counting. The ability to count is the fundamental basis for the further development of the language. Knowing the numbers makes it easy for you to name the number of items in groups, and you can easily figure out how much things cost when you go shopping in a Spanish-speaking country. First, just learn the count to ten, after which the rest of the numbers will be remembered much faster.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Counting to Ten

1. 1 Learn to count to five. It will be easier to learn how to count to ten (and beyond) if you break the numbers into shorter sequences. Memorizing a short string of numbers is noticeably easier than memorizing all the numbers at once. Repeat the numbers until you start calling them without thinking. Note: hereinafter in the Russian transliteration of Spanish numbers, the stress is indicated in capital letters.
   • Although the number zero is usually not included in the bill, it is also useful to remember it. Zero in Spanish is cero (sero).
   • One in Spanish - uno (Uno).
   • Two - dos (dos).
   • Three - tres (tras).
   • Four - cuatro (KvATro).
   • Five - cinco (shinko).
2. 2 Memorize the numbers from six to ten. Once you memorize the Spanish words for the numbers one through five, you can begin to study the next group of numbers. Repeat these numbers over and over until you know them as well as the numbers from one to five.
   • Six in Spanish - seis (seis).
   • Seven in Spanish - siete (siete).
   • Eight - ocho (Ocho).
   • Nine - nueve (nuEve).
   • Ten - diez (diEs).
3. 3 Play the entire chain of numbers from one to ten. After completing the study of two separate groups of numbers, you just have to connect them together and say from beginning to end. Now you can count to ten in Spanish.
   • Repeat the count to ten over and over again until you have automatically recited the corresponding Spanish numbers.
   • It's a good idea to introduce Spanish numbers into your daily life and remember them every time you come across a group of objects consisting of several objects.
   • For example, if there is a fruit bowl in the kitchen containing two apples, three bananas and seven oranges, you can count the fruits for yourself as follows: "Dos apples, tres bananas and siete oranges." In this case, it doesn't matter at all whether you know the Spanish words for these fruits.

Part 2 of 3: Further Counting

1. 1 Memorize the numbers from 11 to 15. When you learn to count to ten in Spanish, it just doesn't make sense to stop there. Using the same approach that you used when counting to ten, learn the numbers 11 through 15. There are special words for these numbers in Spanish.
   • Eleven is once (Onse).
   • Twelve - doce (dose).
   • Thirteen - trece (trace).
   • Fourteen - catorce (katOrsé).
   • Fifteen - quince (kinse).
2. 2 Memorize the numbers from 16 to 19. By studying the numbers 16 through 19, you will understand how all other numbers are formed in Spanish. In this case, you will use the word for ten, that is, diez, attach the sound to it "and"(in general, in Spanish there is a union" y ", which is equal in sound and meaning to the Russian union" and "), as well as a word denoting the second digit.
   • Sixteen will be - dieciséis (dees-i-seis).
   • Seventeen - diecisiete (die-and-eat).
   • Eighteen - dieciocho (die-i-ocho).
   • Nineteen - diecinueve (die-i-nuEbe).
3. 3 Learn to count in tens. To learn how to form other numbers in Spanish, you need to memorize the words for tens. They serve as the foundational building blocks for the larger numbers of the Spanish language.
   • Twenty is veinte (beinte).
   • Thirty - treinta (trainta).
   • Fourty - cuarenta (QuarEnta).
   • Fifty - cincuenta (sincuEnta).
   • Sixty - sesenta (sessEnta).
   • Seventy - setenta (SetEnta).
   • Eighty - ochenta (very).
   • Ninety - noventa (novEnta).
4. 4 Remember the principle of forming other numbers. Now that you already know the numbers up to ten and know how to count in tens, you can easily combine them with each other to pronounce and write any numbers up to 99 in Spanish.
   • Remember that the pronunciation of specific numbers may change slightly due to changes in the place of stress in the words.
   • However, once you understand how numbers are formed in Spanish, you will learn to recognize any number written or spoken in Spanish.
   • As with anything else, remember to practice regularly and repeat the Spanish numbers at least once every few days.
   • Over time, counting in Spanish will become a completely natural skill for you.

Part 3 of 3: Improving your pronunciation

1. 1 Learn the basic rules for placing stress in Spanish. If in Spanish you see an accent mark above the word, then it is on the indicated letter that the stress in the word should fall when you pronounce it. Some words in Spanish are spelled the same way, but they have different meanings with different stress.
   • It is also important to know that in Spanish, words ending in a vowel, as well as consonants "n" or "s", the stress falls on the penultimate layer. In all other words, the last syllable is stressed.
   • However, if you see a stress mark in a word, forget about the general rule and stress the indicated vowel mark.
   • For example, in a list of numbers, you might have noticed the stress in the word sixteen -dieciséis... It tells us that the stress must be placed on the last syllable, despite the fact that the word ends with a letter "s’.
2. 2 Watch TV programs and movies in Spanish. By listening to spoken Spanish, you can better understand how words are used to construct sentences and how they are pronounced in the context of normal conversations.
   • Actors usually speak their words without excessive accent or local dialect (unless the TV program or film is produced in a specific geographic region). By focusing on the reference Spanish language, it will be easier for you to learn Spanish.
   • Remember that Spanish is spoken in many countries around the world, which means it has different dialects and variations. Even a true Spaniard may have difficulty understanding the speech of someone from another Spanish-speaking country.
3. 3 Listen to music in Spanish. Music can be of great help in language learning due to its characteristic rhythm and repetitive words. If you like some Spanish songs, listening to them regularly will help you understand the pronunciation of Spanish words better.
   • If you try to remember how you learned your native language, you will probably have memories of listening to a lot of music as a child. Listening to songs is a very effective way to learn words and how to combine them.
   • You may not even understand the exact meaning of some phrases, but when you just start learning Spanish, it is important that you can hear the pronunciation of words and the sound of the language itself.
4. 4 Chat with native speakers. When learning any language, there is nothing better for improving your knowledge of the language and pronunciation than communicating with those people who are fluent in the language you are studying.
   • Native speakers can help you correct your pronunciation and give you helpful tips on how to make words sound right.
   • In particular, if you can also communicate with a Spanish speaking person in another common language, they will be able to explain to you how to pronounce specific Spanish words that you might not be able to pronounce in any other way.

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