Video:Learn the Ordinal Numbers in Spanish

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Transcript:Learn the Ordinal Numbers in Spanish

Hola, I'm Milo for About.com and today we're talking about how to say the ordinal numbers in Spanish.

Intro to Ordinal Numbers in Spanish

As a quick refresher, ordinal numbers are first, second, third, etc. In Spanish, the ordinal numbers also agree in gender with the noun they identify.

Learn the First Ten Ordinal Numbers in Spanish

The first ten ordinal numbers are:

• First: primero
• Second: segundo
• Third: tercero
• Fourth: cuarto
• Fifth: quinto
• Sixth: sexto
• Seventh: séptimo
• Eighth: octavo
• Ninth: noveno
• Tenth: décimo

These were masculine. The feminine end in a: primera, segunda, etc.

Examples in Daily Life of Ordinal Numbers in Spanish

Here are some examples in daily life: In Spain many people live in flats that are numbered by floor and then door. So the fourth floor, second door would be called the fourth second; but since floor, suelo is masculine, and door, puerta, is feminine, it is called cuarto segunda.

Vivo en calle Aragón diecisiete, segundo tercera.(Aragón 17, 2º-3ª). I live at 17 Aragon St, 2-3.

Coje la segunda a la derecha. Take the second right.

Soy el quinto niño de seis. I'm the 5th child of 6.

Esta es la cuarta vez que ha pasado.This is the 4th time that it has happened.

Ese hotel es mi segundo preferido.That hotel is my second choice.

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