Spanish Conversation · Level 14
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Spanish word
cuatro
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkwatɾo/
Meaning
- numberfour
Example
Él tiene cuatro años.
He is four years old.
More examples
La reunión empieza a las cuatro.
The meeting starts at four.
Core concept
A group of two pairs (2 + 2).
Common phrases
a las cuatro
at four
cuatro personas
four people
cuatro veces
four times
Similar words
uno: A single item or unit, one and only one.
dos: Two items forming a pair or couple.
tres: Three items forming a trio or small group of three.
cinco: Exactly five items, often pictured as the five fingers of a hand.
Definition in Spanish
Número cardinal que representa cuatro unidades.
Word origin
Derived from Latin quattuor and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres, the word has kept its basic meaning of four.
Usage tips
- Stress falls on the first syllable and the r is a single tapped r, so cuatro sounds like KWA-tro rather than an English r.
Related words
- cuartofourthadjective
- cuádruplequadrupleadjective
- cuatrimestrefour-month termnoun