Carnaval: information questions with 'cuántos' and 'cuántas' | Spanish

Starter quiz

Match the English and Spanish.

Hay una pregunta.

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There is a question. ✓

Hay unas preguntas.

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There are some questions. ✓

Hay una respuesta.

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There is an answer. ✓

Hay unas respuestas.

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There are some answers. ✓
Match the English and Spanish.

Hay un oso.

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There is a bear. ✓

Hay unos osos.

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There are some bears. ✓

Hay una tarta.

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There is a cake. ✓

Hay unas tartas.

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There are some cakes. ✓
Write 'some bottles' in Spanish.

'unas botellas' ✓
Which indefinite article is missing from all these words? uniformes, libros, sombreros

un

unos ✓

una

unas
Write in Spanish: 'There are some books'.

'Hay unos libros.' ✓
Put the Spanish words in order to say: 'There are some pens and some rucksacks.'

1

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hay

2

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unos

3

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bolígrafos

4

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y

5

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unas

6

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mochilas

Which sound is missing from these words? _ntro, dul_, do_

ce ✓

ci

que

qui
Which sound is missing from these words? a_, e_po, mos_to

ce

ci

que

qui ✓
Match the English and the Spanish.

Hay doce globos.

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There are twelve balloons. ✓

Hay tres tartas.

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There are three cakes. ✓

Hay cinco sombreros.

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There are five hats. ✓
What do the words 'cuántos' and 'cuántas' mean?

'how many' ✓
'Cuántos bolígrafos hay?' Choose the correct translation.

How many books are there?

How many pens are there? ✓

Are there pens?

Are there books?
'How many beaches are there?' Choose the correct translation.

¿Cuántos playas hay?

¿Cuántas playas?

¿Cuántas playas hay? ✓

¿Cuántos playas?

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'Hay' means 'there is' or 'there are' depending whether it precedes a singular or plural noun.
The question words 'cuántos' and 'cuántas' meaning how many agree with the gender and number of noun they describe.
Using cuántos/cuántas and hay to ask and answer questions.

There is one way to ask 'how many' like in English.

In Spanish, the words for 'how many' agree with the gender of the noun.

Hay - verb meaning 'there is' or 'there are' depending whether it comes before singular or plural nouns
Cuántos - a question word meaning 'how many' used for masculine plural nouns
Cuántas - a question word meaning 'how many' used for feminine plural nouns