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Pocket Money Count in Spanish

Learn how to count everyday treasures and pocket money with your child! This guide focuses on Spanish numbers 1 through 10 and basic plural nouns.

What you'll learn

Tienes una moneda.
You have one coin.
We use 'una' because 'moneda' is feminine.
Aquí hay dos monedas.
Here are two coins.
'Aquí hay' can mean both 'here is' and 'here are'.
Tienes tres pegatinas.
You have three stickers.
A simple plural: just add -s to 'pegatina'.
Aquí hay cuatro lápices.
Here are four pencils.
Note: 'lápiz' ends in 'z', which changes to 'c' in the plural 'lápices'.
Tienes cinco cartas.
You have five cards.
Refers to collectible or playing cards.
Aquí hay seis canicas.
Here are six marbles.
Practice the soft 'c' sound in 'canicas'.
Tienes siete cuentas y ocho botones.
You have seven beads and eight buttons.
'Cuentas' refers to beads for jewelry or crafts.
Aquí hay nueve conchas y diez piedras.
Here are nine shells and ten stones.
Great for counting beach treasures!

Tildi plays every phrase out loud, tests you in five-minute lessons and builds them into bedtime stories from your own picture books.

Tienes

You have

Used when speaking to your child (informal).

Aquí hay

Here are / There are

A very useful phrase for pointing things out.

Moneda

Coin

Feminine noun (la moneda).

Lápiz

Pencil

Masculine noun (el lápiz).

In Spanish, the number 'one' changes based on the gender of the object. Other numbers (2-10) stay the same.

Use	Form	Example
Masculine	Un	Un lápiz (One pencil)
Feminine	Una	Una moneda (One coin)

If a word ends in a vowel, add -s. If it ends in a consonant, add -es. If it ends in 'z', change it to 'c' and add -es.

¿Cuántos tienes?

How many do you have?

Use 'cuántos' for masculine groups and 'cuántas' for feminine groups.

¡Mira! Tengo diez piedras.

Look! I have ten stones.

'Tengo' means 'I have'.