A. Numbers after 100 will need the syllable “TO” added:

Example:      101 = ciento uno     110 = ciento diez

B. The numbers 200 through 999 will be in plural and agree in gender with the nouns they modify.

Example:      201 = doscientos uno       340 houses = trescientas cuarenta casas
516 = quinientos dieciséis           862 books =  ochocientos sesenta y dos libros

C. In Spanish, year numbers have a period (.) instead of a comma (,)
except to indicate a decimal point:

Example:     1.998 = Mil novecientos noventa y ocho
$10.000,12 = Diez mil dólares y (con) doce centavos

ACTIVIDAD # 1

Contestar. When did these historical events happen? Write down the years:

• 1.776 Independence of the USA______________________________________________.
• 1.810 Independence of Mexico______________________________________________.
• 1.492 = Christopher Columbus arrived in America______________________________________________.
• 1.969 = Man landed on the moon______________________________________________.

ACTIVIDAD # 2

ACTIVIDAD # 3

¡Hablemos!  To ask how much single item costs, say ¿CUÁNTO CUESTA…? For multiple items, use ¿CUÁNTO CUESTAN. . .?  With a partner, practice asking and answering the prices of the following items:

Ejemplo:

Estudiante 1: ¿Cuánto cuesta la computadora?
Estudiante 2:  Cuesta mil doscientos dólares ($ 1.200)

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5.  ¿Tu carro? (your car?)  Mi carro cuesta $_______.