Friday, October 3, 2014

Spanish - Counting to ninety nine


We just learned how to count to 89 in Spanish, let's keep going!

90 noventa - sounds like no-ven-tah /?/
91 noventa y uno - sounds like no-ven-tah ee oo-n-oh /?/
92 noventa y dos - sounds like no-ven-tah ee doh-ss /?/
93 noventa y tres - sounds like no-ven-tah ee t-day-ss /?/
94 noventa y cuatro - sounds like no-ven-tah ee koo-ah-t-doh /?/
95 noventa y cinco - sounds like no-ven-tah ee see-n-koh /?/
96 noventa y seis - sounds like no-ven-tah ee say-ss /?/
97 noventa y siete - sounds like no-ven-tah ee see-ay-tay /?/
98 noventa y ocho - sounds like no-ven-tah ee oh-choh /?/
99 noventa y nueve - sounds like no-ven-tah ee noo-ay-vay /?/

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(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French - quatre-vingts dix, quatre-vingt onze, quatre-vingt douze, quatre-vingt treize, quatre-vingt quatorze, quatre-vingt quinze, quatre-vingt seize, quatre-vingt dix sept, quatre-vingt dix huit, quatre-vingt dix neuf