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--description--

Now let's go to numbers in the 50s.

In Spanish, the number 50 is called cincuenta.

Numbers from 51 to 59 are formed by using the tens word cincuenta (50), followed by the conjunction y ("and"), and then the units digit (1-9).

NumberSpanish
50Cincuenta
51Cincuenta y uno
52Cincuenta y dos
53Cincuenta y tres
54Cincuenta y cuatro
55Cincuenta y cinco
56Cincuenta y seis
57Cincuenta y siete
58Cincuenta y ocho
59Cincuenta y nueve

The number cincuenta y uno (51) is unique in this range because it becomes cincuenta y un before a masculine noun. For example:

Cincuenta y un años - Fifty-one years.

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and practice pronouncing these numbers.

--assignment--

I've practiced pronouncing the numbers from 50 to 59.

--scene--

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