Spanish vocabulary

Spanish vocabulary: time & numbers

Common Spanish words for time & numbers, the most frequent first. Each word has its English meaning and a real line from the Lexayo story, so you see it in use.

nuevamente adverb again
Don Ramón llama nuevamente a la puerta.
Don Ramón knocks at the door again.
muchísimo adverb very much, a lot
Gracias, mamá. Te quiero muchísimo.
Thanks, Mum. I love you so much.
el inicio noun start, beginning
Al inicio, Nuria no conocía a nadie en Madrid.
At the start, Nuria didn't know anyone in Madrid.
la libra noun pound (money, weight)
En Londres, Lucas paga en libras.
In London, Lucas pays in pounds.
la continuación noun continuation; (a continuación) next
a continuación = next, then
A continuación, Carmen presenta el proyecto.
Next, Carmen presents the project.
la primavera noun spring (season)
En primavera, el parque está lleno de flores.
In spring, the park is full of flowers.
dividir verb to divide, to split
Dividimos la cuenta entre cuatro.
We split the bill four ways.
veinte number twenty
Son veinte euros en total.
That's twenty euros in total.
la fase noun phase, stage
Fue una fase. Una fase muy corta.
It was a phase. A very short phase.
la suma noun sum; addition
La suma total es de cincuenta euros.
The total sum is fifty euros.
recientemente adverb recently
Nuria se ha mudado a Madrid recientemente.
Nuria has recently moved to Madrid.
el miércoles noun Wednesday
plural: los miércoles = on Wednesdays
Los martes y los miércoles, en el bar.
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, at the bar.
el horario noun timetable, schedule; hours
Un buen sueldo, claro. Y un horario normal.
A good salary, of course. And normal hours.
doce number twelve
Son doce euros. Eso es todo.
It's twelve euros. That's everything.
el kilo noun kilo
Hola. Un kilo de tomates, por favor.
Hi. A kilo of tomatoes, please.
aproximadamente adverb approximately, about
El tren tarda aproximadamente una hora.
The train takes about an hour.
previo · previa adjective previous, prior
cita previa = appointment
Para el médico necesitas cita previa.
For the doctor you need an appointment.
la milla noun mile
Una milla son unos mil seiscientos metros.
A mile is about one thousand six hundred metres.

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