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MARIA FERNANDEZ

Written by Maria Fernandez

Of all the Spanish numbers, the most difficult ones to understand are those which contain a six or a seven, or both. Here are some examples. Click on them to hear them said by native speakers:

27 46 67 86

Throughout this Spanish for beginners course you can learn and practice the Spanish numbers, but in this article I'm going to give you some tips and interactive drills that will speed up your learning.

Here's a tip that you shouldn't ignore: to understand those numbers well, you need to be able to say them correctly yourself. The better you can pronounce the Spanish numbers, the easier you'll find it to understand them when others say them.

So, let's do some pronunciation exercises.

First we're going to focus on numbers 6 and 7. Click on the number below and listen carefully to the way it's said by the native speaker:

6 - seis

Notice that both the 'e' and the 'i' are clearly said, but the 'e' is the stressed vowel and therefore slightly longer. Listen to it again:

6

Now practice saying it. Click on it several times and repeat it out loud after the speaker:

6

As always when doing pronunciation exercises, make sure you speak out loud, as if you were talking to someone. Doing the exercises in your head or quietly won't do you much good, and it's not nearly as motivating!

Now you're going to practice number 7. Click on it to hear it said by a native speaker, and then repeat it out loud several times:

7 - siete

Notice that here too both the 'i' and the 'e' are said clearly, but the 'e' is most noticeable because it's stressed.

Let's now practice both numbers together. Click on them and repeat them out loud. How quickly can you go through them all?

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