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Lesson 3A1
Numbers 1–10
எண்கள் 1–10
Spanish numbers 1–10 are simple standalone words, just like Tamil's ஒன்று–பத்து — no compounding to worry about yet. That starts at eleven, covered in the next numbers lesson.
Grammar Comparison
இலக்கண ஒப்பீடு
uno changes for gender; every other number doesn't
Spanish
un libro (one book, masc.) / una casa (one house, fem.)
Tamil
தமிழில் எண்களுக்குப் பால் இல்லை
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. Every other number (dos, tres, cuatro...) stays exactly the same regardless of gender, the way Tamil's எண்கள் never change no matter what they're counting.
Vocabulary
சொற்கள்
| Spanish | Pronunciation | Tamil | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| uno | OO-noh | ஒன்றுoṉṟu | one |
| dos | dohs | இரண்டுiraṇṭu | two |
| tres | trehs | மூன்றுmūṉṟu | three |
| cuatro | KWAH-troh | நான்குnāṉku | four |
| cinco | SEEN-koh | ஐந்துaindhu | five |
| seis | says | ஆறுāṟu | six |
| siete | see-EH-teh | ஏழுēḻu | seven |
| ocho | OH-choh | எட்டுeṭṭu | eight |
| nueve | noo-EH-veh | ஒன்பதுoṉbadhu | nine |
| diez | dee-EHS | பத்துpaththu | ten |