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OBJECTIVE: Uh, ... same as yesterday! TASK: Practice. So you can have a test sometime soon, like when you have to really speak Spanish with somebody and know you're gonna really be ready for 'em. PERPLEXED? Not yet. You will be ...

Homework: After having saved a bucket-full or jar full or box of pennies, go count 'em en español, just to see how far you can get before you have to look up the numbers again!!!

Self-correction is not easy, so you really have to listen to yourself, just to see if your pronunciation matches what you're hearing on the computer. This is good practice anyway - especially for people who like to hear themselves talk without having a clue as to what they're saying.

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Sixties The 60's & 70's sound very much alike, so careful work is needed on these to make certain the differentiation is clear. 1st syllable: se (as in set) 2nd syllable: sen 3rd syllable: ta
Exercises: Now is a good time to learn to tell ages: English uses the verb to be. I'm # years old. Spanish uses the verb tener. Tengo (número) años. He is # years old. (name) Tiene # años. She is # years old. (name) Tiene # años. You are # years old. (Usted) Tiene # años. Any "thing" is # years old. Tiene # años. Replace the # with any number. It's good practice to say the statements meaningfully in English first, then emulate the sincerity in the Spanish forms. Make it REAL !!	60 sesenta 61 sesenta y uno 62 sesenta y dos 63 sesenta y tres 64 sesenta y cuatro 65 sesenta y cinco 66 sesenta y seis 67 sesenta y siete 68 sesenta y ocho 69 sesenta y nueve Si la temperatura está entre 60 y 69 grados Fahrenheit, hace buen tiempo.
Seventies The 60's & 70's sound very much alike, so careful work is needed on these to make certain the differentiation is clear. 1st syllable: se (as in set) 2nd syllable: ten (also means "here, take this") 3rd syllable: ta
PRACTICE!!!   You're on your own now.   You know how to learn this stuff.	70 setenta 71 setenta y uno 72 setenta y dos 73 setenta y tres 74 setenta y cuatro 75 setenta y cinco 76 setenta y seis 77 setenta y siete 78 setenta y ocho 79 setenta y nueve Si la temperatura está entre 70 y 79 grados, no hace mucho calor.
Eighties ¿Qué número es? Can you say these comfortably at this speed?	80 ochenta 81 ochenta y uno 82 ochenta y dos 83 ochenta y tres 84 ochenta y cuatro 85 ochenta y cinco 86 ochenta y seis 87 ochenta y siete 88 ochenta y ocho 89 ochenta y nueve Cuando la temperatura está entre 80 y 89 grados Fahrenheit, hace calor.
Nineties ¿Qué número es? When you can comfortably say the numbers in Spanish at this speed, you´ve got ém down !!!	90 noventa 91 noventa y uno 92 noventa y dos 93 noventa y tres 94 noventa y cuatro 95 noventa y cinco 96 noventa y seis 97 noventa y siete 98 noventa y ocho 99 noventa y nueve Cuando la temperatura está entre 90 y 99 grados, no es confortable. Hace calor.