Apocopes

Spanish apocopes

Many Spanish nouns and adjectives have shortened forms called apocopes, which are created by dropping one or more syllables at the end of the word. They’re often informal and some are regional, so be careful using them as they might be inappropriate and/or unknown in certain places.

   

Fractions

Spanish fractions

In both Spanish and English, there’s a lot of overlap between fractions and ordinals: the vast majority of these two types of numbers share the same word.

   

   

Ordinal Numbers

Spanish ordinal numbers

Ordinal numbers are essential for lists: they denote the rank, position, or order of items in a group, whether that group is made up of people, objects, or things to do.

   

Titles

Spanish titles

Titles like señor and señora are important in Spanish, and they are used somewhat differently than their English counterparts.