Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pronounce
gracias
GR AH-seeahs (thank you),
orden
OHR-dayn (order), and
carretera
kah-ray-TAY-rah (highway) with stress on the next-to-last syllable.
Otherwise, accent the last syllable:
venir
vay-NEER (to come),
ferrocarril
fay-roh-cah-
REEL (railroad), and
edad
ay-DAHD (age).
Exceptions
to the accent rule are always marked with an accent sign: (á, é, í, ó, or ú),
such as
teléfono
tay-LAY-foh-noh (telephone),
jabón
hah-BON (soap), and
rápido
RAH-
pee-doh (rapid).
zero
cero
one
uno
two
dos
three
tres
four
cuatro
five
cinco
six
seis
seven
siete
eight
ocho
nine
nueve
10
diez
11
once
12
doce
13
trece
14
catorce
15
quince
16
dieciseis
17
diecisiete
18
dieciocho
19
diecinueve
20
veinte
21
veinte y uno or veintiuno
30
treinta
40
cuarenta
50
cincuenta
60
sesenta
70
setenta
80
ochenta
90
noventa
