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Pocket Money Plans in Spanish
Teach your child about saving and spending while practicing numbers from 11 to 100. This guide helps you discuss prices and savings in natural Spanish.
What you'll learn
- Count money and identify numbers 11–100
- State how much items cost using the verb 'costar'
- Tell your child how much money they have using 'tener'
Spanish phrases for pocket money plans
Tienes once euros.
You have eleven euros.
'Once' is eleven.
Este libro cuesta doce euros.
This book costs twelve euros.
'Cuesta' means 'it costs'.
La pelota cuesta quince euros.
The ball costs fifteen euros.
'Quince' is fifteen.
Tienes veinte euros.
You have twenty euros.
Numbers ending in -te sound like 'tay'.
El juego cuesta treinta euros.
The game costs thirty euros.
'Treinta' is thirty.
Tienes cuarenta euros.
You have forty euros.
'Cuarenta' is forty.
El monopatín cuesta sesenta euros.
The skateboard costs sixty euros.
'Sesenta' is sixty; be careful not to confuse it with 'setenta' (70).
La bicicleta cuesta cien euros.
The bike costs one hundred euros.
We use 'cien' for exactly 100.
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euro
euro
The plural is 'euros'.
monopatín
skateboard
A common toy for kids.
cuesta
costs
From the verb 'costar'.
Numbers 11–15
These numbers are unique and must be memorized as they don't follow a simple pattern like higher numbers.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | once | once euros |
| 12 | doce | doce libros |
| 15 | quince | quince pelotas |
Counting by Tens
Most tens end in '-enta'. Note that 'veinte' (20) is the exception.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | veinte | veinte euros |
| 30 | treinta | treinta euros |
| 40 | cuarenta | cuarenta euros |
| 100 | cien | cien euros |
More examples
¿Cuánto cuesta el juego?
How much does the game cost?
A useful question for shopping.
Tengo cincuenta euros.
I have fifty euros.
'Tengo' means 'I have'.