{"id":12267,"date":"2023-02-22T18:01:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T18:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/?p=12267"},"modified":"2023-02-22T18:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T18:01:23","slug":"%d1%83%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%bd%d0%be-%d0%b3%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%82%d1%8c-%d0%be-%d0%b4%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%8f%d1%85-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%b0%d0%bd%d1%81%d0%ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/%d0%b1%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3\/%d1%83%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%bd%d0%be-%d0%b3%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%82%d1%8c-%d0%be-%d0%b4%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%8f%d1%85-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%b0%d0%bd%d1%81%d0%ba\/","title":{"rendered":"Feel Confident Talking About Fractions in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?--><p>Don\u2019t worry, this isn\u2019t going to be a complicated math lesson. There are actually many average daily actions that would require you to talk about fractions in Spanish. Think about if you want half of a sandwich at a deli. Maybe you want to say you only read 1\/4 of a book. These typically require talking about fractions! Although some of this will seem similar to English, the grammar needed to talk about some fractions will require us to think back to what we know about Spanish grammar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basic fractions in Spanish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, we\u2019ll go over basic fractions in Spanish, starting with what each number looks like in the denominator. That\u2019s the number on the bottom. This is how you would say each of these fractions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1\/2 \u2013 una mitad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/3 \u2013 un tercio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/4 \u2013 un cuarto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/5 \u2013 un quinto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/6 \u2013 un sexto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/7 \u2013 un s\u00e9ptimo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/8 \u2013 un octavo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/9 \u2013 un noveno<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/10 \u2013 un d\u00e9cimo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents-pro\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/%d0%b1%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3\/false-friends\/\" class=\"template-4\"><img width=\"250\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CONVERSA-false-friends.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"CONVERSA Spanish english false friends\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CONVERSA-false-friends.png 825w, https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CONVERSA-false-friends-600x382.png 600w, https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CONVERSA-false-friends-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CONVERSA-false-friends-768x489.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"><div class=\"postTitle\"><span><strong>\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<\/strong>Video: Spanish-English false friends<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><p>Did you notice that starting with 1\/4, the number very similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cardinal_number\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cardinal numbers<\/a> in Spanish? However, there isn\u2019t much consistency, but there are some ways that can help you memorize them. <em>Tercio<\/em> is similar to <em>tercero<\/em>, which can help you remember it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond 1\/10 (a tenth), you can create fractions by adding \u2013<em>avo <\/em>to the end of the cardinal number. For example, 1\/12 becomes <em>un doceavo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Numbers as adjectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents-pro\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b9%d0%bd-%d0%b0%d0%ba%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%bd%d0%be%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b8\/verb-conjugations\/\" class=\"template-4\"><img width=\"250\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/CONVERSA-CONJUGATE-SPANISH-VERBS-IN-PRESENT.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"CONVERSA CONJUGATE SPANISH VERBS IN PRESENT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/CONVERSA-CONJUGATE-SPANISH-VERBS-IN-PRESENT.png 825w, https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/CONVERSA-CONJUGATE-SPANISH-VERBS-IN-PRESENT-600x382.png 600w, https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/CONVERSA-CONJUGATE-SPANISH-VERBS-IN-PRESENT-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/CONVERSA-CONJUGATE-SPANISH-VERBS-IN-PRESENT-768x489.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"><div class=\"postTitle\"><span><strong>\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<\/strong>Online Activity: Conjugate Spanish Verbs in Present<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><p>Just like with many other aspects of Spanish grammar, knowing the basic rules of adjectives will help you feel confident when using fractions in Spanish. Just like using <a href=\"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/%d0%b1%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3\/%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%bb%d1%8c%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%b9-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d1%88%d0%b5%d0%b4%d1%88%d0%b5%d0%b3%d0%be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Using Past Participles as Adjectives\">past participles as adjectives<\/a>, sometimes you would use fractions as adjectives, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a noun, <em>la mitad (de) <\/em>can be used in some cases. However, if you\u2019re describing half of something as an adjective, a word that modifies a noun, then you\u2019d want to use <em>medio\/a<\/em>. I could say \u201cQuiero una media tortilla\u201d if I want half of a tortilla, or \u201cHay medio pl\u00e1tano en el suelo\u201d to indicate that there is half of a banana on the ground. Note that there is no plural form, since one half is always singular. If you had two halves, you would have one whole!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t worry, this isn\u2019t going to be a complicated math lesson. There are actually many average daily actions that would require you to talk about fractions in Spanish. Think about if you want half of a sandwich at a deli. Maybe you want to say you only read 1\/4 of a book. 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