Letters, Numbers, and Dates

English–Spanish Comparison

The written letter may look the same, but its name may change

English and Spanish use many of the same written letters, but the names of the letters are often different. When spelling in Spanish, use the Spanish letter name rather than the English one.

Listen the Complete Alphabet

Listen from A to Z

The complete alphabet plays slowly. The current letter is highlighted as you listen.

Watch and Listen the Alphabet

How to Pronounce Letters in Spanish

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Guided Listening Practice

Practise the alphabet in smaller steps

You do not need to memorize all 27 letter names at once. Listen, repeat, and recognize one small group at a time.

What You Will Learn

Build numbers and use them for Mexican peso prices

You will learn how to recognize prices in Mexican pesos, say amounts from 0 to 1,000,000 pesos, ask how much something costs, and choose correctly between peso and pesos.

You do not need to memorize one million separate numbers. Spanish uses a small set of number words and repeatable patterns to build larger amounts.

The Peso Symbol

Read the number first, then say pesos

In Mexico, prices commonly use $. The same symbol can represent different currencies in different countries. In this lesson, $50 means cincuenta pesos.

Part 1 · Numbers and Prices 0–15

Learn the first complete number words

Read the number, hear the Spanish word, and then notice how it combines with peso or pesos.

Part 2 · Prices 16–19

Join the number parts into one written word

The numbers 16–19 begin with dieci-, which comes from diez, meaning ten.

Part 3 · Prices 20–29

Numbers 21–29 are also joined into one word

Part 4 · The Tens

Use these building blocks from 30 to 99

Build Prices from 30 to 99

Use tens + y + number

Beginning with 31, Spanish places y, meaning and, between the tens and the final number.

Part 5 · Hundreds

Use cien for exactly 100 and ciento when more follows

Part 6 · Prices from 1,000 to 999,999

Use mil without un

Part 7 · One Million Pesos

Use de after an exact amount ending in millón

Number-Building Summary

Combine the smaller parts in a predictable order

Watch and Listen Spanish Numbers

Master Spanish Numbers in Minutes!

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What You Will Learn

Build and understand complete Spanish dates

Learn how to say the days of the week, the months of the year, years, and complete dates. You will also compare the order English and Spanish use.

• Say the days and months.
• Read and say years.
• Build a complete Spanish date.
• Recognize the difference between English and Spanish date order.

Part 1 · Days of the Week

Listen and recognize all seven days

Part 2 · Months of the Year

Listen and recognize all twelve months

Part 3 · Building a Date

Use day + de + month + de + year

Part 4 · Saying the Day Number

Use the regular number, with one common exception

The first day of the month

For the first day, Spanish commonly uses primero: el primero de agosto.

For other days, use the regular number: el dos de agosto, el tres de agosto, el cuatro de agosto.

Part 5 · Using el with Dates

Use el when stating or identifying the date

On calendars, forms, invitations, and headings, the written date may appear without el: 16 de agosto de 2026.

Part 6 · Saying Years

Read the year as one complete number

Part 7 · Complete Date Examples

Compare the English and Spanish order