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--description--

Now that you know the numbers in the 30s, let's go to the 40s.

In Spanish, the number 40 is called cuarenta.

Numbers from 41 to 49 are formed by using the tens word cuarenta (40), followed by the conjunction y ("and"), and then the units digit (1-9).

NumberSpanish
40Cuarenta
41Cuarenta y uno
42Cuarenta y dos
43Cuarenta y tres
44Cuarenta y cuatro
45Cuarenta y cinco
46Cuarenta y seis
47Cuarenta y siete
48Cuarenta y ocho
49Cuarenta y nueve

The number cuarenta y uno (41) is unique in this range because it becomes cuarenta y un before a masculine noun. For example:

Cuarenta y un años - Forty-one years.

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and practice pronouncing these numbers.

--assignment--

I've practiced pronouncing the numbers from 40 to 49.

--scene--

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