Learn to Read and Speak the Spanish Language - Gender of Nouns, Part I

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Here are the numbers 1-10:

1. uno
2. dos
3. tres
4. cuatro
5. cinco
6. seis
7. siete
8. ocho
9. nueve
10. diez

The number 'one' changes from 'uno' to 'un' before a masculine noun.

un libro
one book

un perro
one dog (male)

un hombre
one man

The number 'one' changes from 'uno' to 'una' before a feminine noun.

una pluma
one pen

una gata
one cat (female)

una chica
one girl

When counting generically (one, two, three ...) use 'uno' but when counting specifically (one cat, one dog), use 'un' or 'una.'

un libro
one book

una pluma
one pen

uno, dos, tres
one, two, three

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