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Lesson 3A1
Numbers 1–10
Numbers 1–10
Spanish numbers 1–10 are simple standalone words, just like English's one–ten — but unlike English, Spanish's uno changes form to match the gender of what it's counting.
Grammar Comparison
Grammar Comparison
uno changes for gender; English numbers never do
Spanish
un libro (one book, masc.) / una casa (one house, fem.)
English
one book / one house — 'one' never changes
uno ('one') is the only number 1–10 that changes form to match the gender of the noun it counts — un for masculine nouns, una for feminine. English 'one' stays exactly the same regardless of what it's counting ('one book', 'one house'), so remembering to swap un/una is a genuinely new habit — every other Spanish number (dos, tres, cuatro...) behaves like English and never changes.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
| Spanish | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| uno | OO-noh | one |
| dos | dohs | two |
| tres | trehs | three |
| cuatro | KWAH-troh | four |
| cinco | SEEN-koh | five |
| seis | says | six |
| siete | see-EH-teh | seven |
| ocho | OH-choh | eight |
| nueve | noo-EH-veh | nine |
| diez | dee-EHS | ten |