Lesson 14 - Números Ordinales (Ordinal Numbers)
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This page: Learn the ordinal numbers in Spanish.
Vocabulary Lesson
Click on the ordinal numbers in the table below to hear the pronunciation and repeat.
Ordinal Number | Translation |
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► primero ( ► primer)* | first |
► segundo | second |
► tercero ( ► tercer)* | third |
► cuarto | fourth |
► quinto | fifth |
► sexto | sixth |
► séptimo | seventh |
► octavo | eighth |
► noveno | ninth |
► décimo | tenth |
Ordinal numbers can be used as adjectives, adverbs or pronouns, just as they can in English. When used as an adjective with a feminine noun, the letter O at the end changes to an A. Unlike most adjectives in Spanish, ordinal numbers are used in front of the noun.
*The words primero and tercero change to primer and tercer (they lose the letter O) with masculine nouns.
When abbreviating, Spanish speakers use the lowercase letter o, a or er (or os and as for plural) just like we use the st, nd, rd and th in English. The letters are often written in a superscript just as they are in English.
Remember that ordinal numbers are not used with dates in Spanish. Cardinal numbers (regular numbers) are used to say the date instead.
Write the same phrase but with the ordinal number in words.
Verbs that are irregular only in the yo form
Lesson 14 - Números Ordinales (Ordinal Numbers)
Ordinal numbers - Verbs that are irregular only in the yo form - Dialogue - Reading - Quiz
Pronouns - Pronunciation - Verbs