Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal Numbers• Ordinal numbers can also be called place value

numbers. In English, an example is first, second, third.

• The ordinal numbers come before the noun and must agree in gender.

The Spanish Ordinal Numbers

• First-primer(o)/a• Second-segundo/a• Third-tercer(o)/a• Fourth-cuarto/a• Fifth-quinto/a• Sixth-sexto/a• Seventh-séptimo/a

• Eighth-octavo/a• Ninth-noveno/a• Tenth-décimo/a• Eleventh-undécimo/a• Twelveth-

duodécimo/a

Special Rules

• When you have a masculine noun following the words first and third, you need to drop the –o.

• Ex. El primer chico-the first boy• El tercer pupitre-the third desk