Lesson 2 - ¿Cuántos? (How many?)
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This page: Learn how to describe how many things you have in Spanish.
¿Cuántos?
(How many?)
Dialogue Lesson
Key Vocabulary
The following is a list of key vocabulary that you will need to know to understand the lesson. Click on the word to hear the pronunciation.
- ► tengo = I have
- ► tienes = you have; Do you have?
- ► necesito = I need
- ► todo = everything, all
- ► listo = ready
- ► para = for
- ► el = the
- ► primer = first
- ► día = day
- ► de = of
- ► clase = class
- ► mañana = tomorrow
- ► sí = yes
- ► qué = what
- ► lápiz = pencil ( ► lápices = pencils)
- ► libro = book
- ► cuaderno = notebook
- ► y = and
- ► hoja = sheet (of paper), leaf
- ► papel = paper
- ► tú = you (informal)
- ► más = more
Practice
Select the correct translation.
Listening
Listen to the dialogue and answer the following question.
Select the number of things that Marta has of each. You will probably have to listen to the dialogue multiple times to answer all of the questions.
Dialogue
Now read the dialogue.
- MARTA - Tengo todo listo para el primer día de clase mañana.
- PABLO - ¿Sí? ¿Qué tienes?
- MARTA - Tengo dos lápices, tres libros y dos cuadernos.
- PABLO - ¿Tienes papel?
- MARTA - Sí. Tengo veinte hojas de papel. ¿Y tú? ¿Tienes todo listo para el primer día de clase?
- PABLO - No. Necesito dos libros más.
- MARTA - Hasta mañana.
- PABLO - Adiós.
Dictation
Dictations are great for practicing listening and spelling in Spanish. Click on "Listen" to hear the dictation of a sentence. The sentence will be read once quickly and then repeated slowly with pauses to write the words. Write the sentence in the textbox. Click on "Check" to check your answer. Don't forget to use correct capitalization, accents and punctuation, or the computer will mark it as incorrect.
Lesson 2 - ¿Cuántos? (How many?)
Numbers - Plurals - Dialogue - Reading - Quiz
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