Spanish words 276 to 285

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Many words in Spanish and English are similar, but similar words can have very different meanings, so be careful.

Here are words 276 to 285 to know in Spanish:

cada each, every
primero first (primer, primero, primera, primeros, primeras)
segundo second (segundo, segunda, segundos, segundas); segundo(s) second(s) [time]
tres three
cuatro four
cinco five
último last, latest (último, última, últimos, últimas)
medio half (medio, media, medios, medias); medios means; media; media(s) stocking(s); sock(s)
cuanto as much, as much as, all (cuanto, cuanta, cuantos, cuantas) en cuanto as soon as
cuánto how much?, how many?, how long?, how far? (cuánto, cuánta, cuántos, cuántas); cada cuánto how often?

Words pronunciation: 1:04 (64s)

'Primero' is shortened to 'primer' when used immediately before a masculine noun.

"Cuanto," without an accent, is used to mean "as much as" or "all." "Cuánto," with an accent, is a question word, used to ask or express uncertainty about a quantity or quantities, time, distance, or an interval.

primer apellido first last name (last name from father's male line)
segundo apellido second last name (last name from mother's male line; mother's maiden name)
me pagan cada quincena they pay me every two weeks ('they pay me every fifteen days' = fortnight = fourteen nights)
es lo último it's the latest thing
la reunión es a las cinco y media the meeting is at 5:30
en cuanto yo lo reciba, te lo doy as soon as I receive it, I will give it to you
le dieron todo cuanto necesitaba they gave him everything he needed
la visito cada cuanto I visit her every so often
¿cuántos años tiene usted? how old are you? ('how many years do you have')
¿cuánto tienes de vivir aquí? how long have you lived here? ('how much [time] do you have of living here')

Examples pronunciation: 0:34 (34s)

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Created -- 2017-08-29
Revised -- 2018-11-11