Learn Spanish Spanish Numbers, Time, and Dates 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How do you say the number 100 in Spanish?
- cien (Correct answer)
- ciento
- cientos
- cien y uno
Correct answer: cien
'Cien' is used for exactly 100, while 'ciento' is used when the number is followed by additional digits (e.g., 101 = ciento uno).
Question 2: What is the Spanish word for the month of July?
- julio (Correct answer)
- junio
- agosto
- enero
Correct answer: julio
'Julio' is July in Spanish; months in Spanish are not capitalized and closely resemble their Latin origins.
Question 3: How do you ask 'What day is today?' in Spanish?
- ¿Qué dÃa es hoy? (Correct answer)
- ¿Cuál es el dÃa?
- ¿Cómo es el dÃa?
- ¿Qué fecha tienes?
Correct answer: ¿Qué dÃa es hoy?
'¿Qué dÃa es hoy?' is the standard way to ask what day of the week it is today in Spanish.
Question 4: How do you say 'quarter to four' (3:45) in Spanish?
- Son las cuatro menos cuarto (Correct answer)
- Son las tres y cuarenta y cinco
- Son las cuatro y cuarto
- Son las cuatro menos quince
Correct answer: Son las cuatro menos cuarto
'Son las cuatro menos cuarto' means 'quarter to four', using 'menos' (minus) and 'cuarto' (quarter) to express time before the hour.
Question 5: How do you say the date 'March 5th' in Spanish?
- el cinco de marzo (Correct answer)
- el tercero de marzo
- cinco marzo
- marzo el cinco
Correct answer: el cinco de marzo
Dates in Spanish use cardinal numbers: 'el cinco de marzo' (the fifth of March), not ordinal numbers except for the first (el primero).
Question 6: What number does 'mil' represent in Spanish?
- 1,000 (Correct answer)
- 100
- 10,000
- 1,000,000
Correct answer: 1,000
'Mil' means one thousand (1,000) in Spanish and is not preceded by 'un' when used alone.
Learn Spanish Spanish Numbers, Time, and Dates 2
How do you say the number 100 in Spanish?