The Magic of MnemonicsLearning Spanish Through Mexico
MODULE 5
Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time
Can-DoI can use everyday numbers from 0 through 1000, exchange basic contact information, ask and understand prices in pesos, handle a simple payment, and understand/give common dates, years, times, and basic schedules.
Pattern Reminder:cien = exactly 100; ciento when more follows in the 100-series.
Spanish
cien · ciento uno · ciento quince · ciento noventa y nueve
English
100 · 101 · 115 · 199
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 68
Hundreds audio check
Listen to the Spanish numbers and type the numerals.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Recognize hundred forms you learned and mil.
Spanish
205 · 708 · 999 · 430 · 1000
English
heard numerals
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 69
Hundreds identifier use in a new situation
Build these guided identifiers: room 205 · apartment/unit 708 · street 1000.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Use known identifier labels with 100–1000 numbers.
Spanish
habitación 205 · departamento 708 · calle 1000
English
room 205 · apartment/unit 708 · street 1000
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 70
Novel hundreds practice
Give 342 · 615 · 999 in Spanish.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Combine hundred base + known tens/units; do not use feminine hundred agreement actively.
Spanish
trescientos cuarenta y dos · seiscientos quince · novecientos noventa y nueve
English
342 · 615 · 999
Learn Together
¿Cuánto cuesta? · por favor · peso/pesos · Son [número] pesos. · Cuesta [número] pesos. · pagar/pago · efectivo · tarjeta · con · Pago en efectivo. · Pago con tarjeta. · cambio · cuenta · propina · gracias · de nada
In English:How much does it cost? · please · peso(s) · It is [number] pesos · It costs [number] pesos · to pay/I pay · cash · card · with · I pay cash/by card · change · bill/account · tip · thank you · you’re welcome
¿Tiene cambio? is recognize it first. You do not need the full conjugation tables for costar, pagar, tener, or ser yet.
Keep in mind:Everything in this practice set has already been learned.
Say it / Notice:Use already-Spanish you learned sound/spelling rules.
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 71
Ask a price
Give the useful Spanish question “How much does it cost?”
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Use the complete question you learned; full costar conjugation waits.
Spanish
¿Cuánto cuesta?
English
How much does it cost?
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 72
Polite price request
Ask the price and add the already learned polite expression from this lesson.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:por favor is a polite expression; keep the price question intact.
Spanish
¿Cuánto cuesta? por favor.
English
How much does it cost? please.
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 73
Price with Son
State the price 250 pesos using the learned Son pattern.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Son [number] pesos is a familiar price answer; this is not a full ser lesson.
Spanish
Son doscientos cincuenta pesos.
English
It is 250 pesos.
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 74
Price with Cuesta
State that it costs 75 pesos using the learned Cuesta pattern.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Cuesta [number] pesos is a useful answer pattern.
Spanish
Cuesta setenta y cinco pesos.
English
It costs 75 pesos.
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 75
Payment noun recall
Give these learned payment labels in order: peso · pesos · cash · card.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Use the exact payment nouns; you do not need to study article rules here.
Spanish
peso · pesos · efectivo · tarjeta
English
peso · pesos · cash · card
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 76
First Paying Verb
Give the infinitive “to pay” and the first-person form “I pay” in that order.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:pago is the first-person form you learned here. You will learn the other forms of pagar later.
Spanish
pagar · pago
English
to pay · I pay
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 77
Pay cash
State the learned cash-payment sentence.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Treat the fixed combination as learned; broader preposition teaching waits.
Spanish
Pago en efectivo.
English
I pay in cash.
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 78
Pay by card
State the learned card-payment sentence.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Use pago + con tarjeta as the learned fixed combination.
Spanish
Pago con tarjeta.
English
I pay by card.
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 79
Finishing a Purchase or Payment
Give these learned purchase/payment words and phrases in order: change · bill/account · tip · thank you · you’re welcome.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:These are useful purchase/payment expressions; restaurant ordering is not part of this lesson yet.
Spanish
cambio · cuenta · propina · gracias · de nada
English
change · bill/account · tip · thank you · you’re welcome
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 80
Recognize change question
Listen to the recognize it first question about change. Give the shortest positive answer, then thank the other person.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:¿Tiene cambio? is recognize it first; You do not need to use tiene.
Spanish
Sí. Gracias.
English
Yes. Thank you.
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 81
31–99 practice
Give 46 · 58 · 71 · 93 in Spanish.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Recall number/contact/purchase or payment patterns only; dates/time wait until Lesson 5.
Spanish
cuarenta y seis · cincuenta y ocho · setenta y uno · noventa y tres
English
46 · 58 · 71 · 93
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 82
Hundreds practice
Give 184 · 506 · 721 · 1000 in Spanish.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Recall number/contact/purchase or payment patterns only; dates/time wait until Lesson 5.
Spanish
ciento ochenta y cuatro · quinientos seis · setecientos veintiuno · mil
English
184 · 506 · 721 · 1000
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 83
Purchase & Payment Practice
Ask the price, state 320 pesos using Son, then say you pay by card.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Recall number/contact/purchase or payment patterns only; dates/time wait until Lesson 5.
Spanish
¿Cuánto cuesta? Son trescientos veinte pesos. Pago con tarjeta.
English
How much does it cost? It is 320 pesos. I pay by card.
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 84
Paying with Cash
Ask the price, state 85 pesos using Cuesta, then say you pay cash.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Recall number/contact/purchase or payment patterns only; dates/time wait until Lesson 5.
Spanish
¿Cuánto cuesta? Cuesta ochenta y cinco pesos. Pago en efectivo.
English
How much does it cost? It costs 85 pesos. I pay cash.
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 85
Change check
Listen to the recognized change question and answer negatively, then thank the other person.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Recall number/contact/purchase or payment patterns only; dates/time wait until Lesson 5.
Spanish
No. Gracias.
English
No. Thank you.
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 86
Price + phone
State a price of 450 pesos, then give the fictional number groups 45 · 20 · 8 · 3.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Recall number/contact/purchase or payment patterns only; dates/time wait until Lesson 5.
Spanish
Son cuatrocientos cincuenta pesos. Mi número es 45 20 8 3.
English
It is 450 pesos. My number is 45 20 8 3.
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 87
Room + price
Give room 612, then state a price of 99 pesos.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Recall number/contact/purchase or payment patterns only; dates/time wait until Lesson 5.
Spanish
habitación 612. Son noventa y nueve pesos.
English
room 612. It is 99 pesos.
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 88
Payment labels
Give cash · card · change · tip in Spanish.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Recall number/contact/purchase or payment patterns only; dates/time wait until Lesson 5.
Spanish
efectivo · tarjeta · cambio · propina
English
cash · card · change · tip
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 89
Thank-you close
Say you pay by card, thank the other person, then give the learned response to thanks.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Recall number/contact/purchase or payment patterns only; dates/time wait until Lesson 5.
Spanish
Pago con tarjeta. Gracias. De nada.
English
I pay by card. Thank you. You’re welcome.
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 90
Novel price Ready Check
Ask the price and state 999 pesos using the learned Son pattern.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Recall number/contact/purchase or payment patterns only; dates/time wait until Lesson 5.
Spanish
¿Cuánto cuesta? Son novecientos noventa y nueve pesos.
English
How much does it cost? It is 999 pesos.
Lesson 5
Dates & Time
Learn Together
lunes · martes · miércoles · jueves · viernes · sábado · domingo · enero · febrero · marzo · abril · mayo · junio · julio · agosto · septiembre · octubre · noviembre · diciembre
In English:Monday–Sunday · January–December
Treat as calendar labels. Days/months normally use lowercase Spanish spelling.
Keep in mind:Everything in this practice set has already been learned.
Say it / Notice:Use already-Spanish you learned sound/spelling rules.
Grouped Quick Practice · Practice Roll 91
Days shuffled practice
Give these day labels in Spanish: Wednesday · Sunday · Monday · Friday · Tuesday · Saturday · Thursday.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Days are calendar labels and normally lowercase in Spanish.
A hotel screen shows room 9. Give only the Spanish you learned label plus number. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
habitación 9
English
room 9
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 113
Building block
Give the Spanish number word for 16 exactly. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
dieciséis
English
sixteen
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 114
Building block
Listen to the recognize it first question about change. Give the shortest positive answer, then thank the other person. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
Sí. Gracias.
English
Yes. Thank you.
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 115
Short build
Listen to the safe fictional email statement and type only the email address exactly. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
luis-2@mx.com
English
email luis-2@mx.com
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 116
Short build
Ask the price and add the already learned polite expression from this lesson. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
¿Cuánto cuesta? por favor.
English
How much does it cost? please.
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 117
Short build
State the price 250 pesos using the learned Son pattern. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
Son doscientos cincuenta pesos.
English
It is 250 pesos.
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 118
Short build
Give the fictional phone number 44 · 21 · 8 · 30, then room 205. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
Mi número es 44 21 8 30. habitación 205.
English
My number is 44 21 8 30. room 205.
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 119
Build & transform
Give the schedule label “at nine at night.” Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
a las nueve de la noche
English
at nine at night
Review & Reuse · Practice Roll 120
Build & transform
In a new situation, give a fictional phone number 38 · 12 · 27 · 4 and the safe fictional email luis_8@mx.com. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
Mi número es 38 12 27 4. Mi correo es luis_8@mx.com.
English
My number is 38 12 27 4. My email is luis_8@mx.com.
Combined Practice
Combined Practice
new-situation integration with no new Spanish.
Combined Practice · Practice Roll 121
Hear & rebuild
Ask the price, state 615 pesos, then say you pay cash. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
¿Cuánto cuesta? Son seiscientos quince pesos. Pago en efectivo.
English
How much does it cost? It is 615 pesos. I pay cash.
Combined Practice · Practice Roll 122
Build & transform
Give July 21 and the year 2026. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
Es el veintiuno de julio. año dos mil veintiséis.
English
It is July 21. year 2026.
Combined Practice · Practice Roll 123
Expanded build
Ask the time and state 8:30 in the morning. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
¿Qué hora es? Son las ocho y media de la mañana.
English
What time is it? It is 8:30 in the morning.
Combined Practice · Practice Roll 124
Hear & rebuild
State a price of 99 pesos, pay by card, then give the schedule label at 3 in the afternoon. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
Son noventa y nueve pesos. Pago con tarjeta. a las tres de la tarde
English
It is 99 pesos. I pay by card. at 3 in the afternoon
Combined Practice · Practice Roll 125
Expanded build
Give the safe fictional email ana_5@mx.com, ask the price, state 99 pesos, then pay by card. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
Mi correo es ana_5@mx.com. ¿Cuánto cuesta? Son noventa y nueve pesos. Pago con tarjeta.
English
My email is ana_5@mx.com. How much does it cost? It is 99 pesos. I pay by card.
Combined Practice · Practice Roll 126
Conversation-ready build
Open with Hola, give room 708, ask the price, state 450 pesos, pay cash, give December 23, state 9:15 at night, thank the other person, and close. Respond in Spanish. This practice focuses on Numbers, Contact, Prices, Dates & Time.
Phonetic:
Hint: Build meaning first. Retrieve the smallest useful chunk, add the next meaningful chunk, then produce the whole utterance.
Pattern Reminder: V3 construction path: retrieve → substitute/transform → expand meaning → respond/communicate. Longer is only better when the meaning stays coherent.
Spanish
Hola. habitación 708. ¿Cuánto cuesta? Son cuatrocientos cincuenta pesos. Pago en efectivo. Es el veintitrés de diciembre. Son las nueve y cuarto de la noche. Gracias. Adiós.
English
Hello. room 708. How much does it cost? It is 450 pesos. I pay cash. It is December 23. It is 9:15 at night. Thank you. Goodbye.
Apply & Communicate
Apply & Communicate
new-situation integration with no new Spanish.
Apply & Communicate · Practice Roll 127
Apply 1 — Contact
In a new situation, give a fictional phone number 38 · 12 · 27 · 4 and the safe fictional email luis_8@mx.com.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Final Module 5 practice in a new situation. No Module 6 Spanish is used.
Spanish
Mi número es 38 12 27 4. Mi correo es luis_8@mx.com.
English
My number is 38 12 27 4. My email is luis_8@mx.com.
Apply & Communicate · Practice Roll 128
Apply 2 — Price/payment
Ask the price, state 615 pesos, then say you pay cash.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Final Module 5 practice in a new situation. No Module 6 Spanish is used.
Spanish
¿Cuánto cuesta? Son seiscientos quince pesos. Pago en efectivo.
English
How much does it cost? It is 615 pesos. I pay cash.
Apply & Communicate · Practice Roll 129
Apply 3 — Date/year
Give July 21 and the year 2026.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Final Module 5 practice in a new situation. No Module 6 Spanish is used.
Spanish
Es el veintiuno de julio. año dos mil veintiséis.
English
It is July 21. year 2026.
Apply & Communicate · Practice Roll 130
Apply 4 — Time
Ask the time and state 8:30 in the morning.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Final Module 5 practice in a new situation. No Module 6 Spanish is used.
Spanish
¿Qué hora es? Son las ocho y media de la mañana.
English
What time is it? It is 8:30 in the morning.
Apply & Communicate · Practice Roll 131
Apply 5 — purchase or payment + schedule
State a price of 99 pesos, pay by card, then give the schedule label at 3 in the afternoon.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Final Module 5 practice in a new situation. No Module 6 Spanish is used.
Spanish
Son noventa y nueve pesos. Pago con tarjeta. a las tres de la tarde
English
It is 99 pesos. I pay by card. at 3 in the afternoon
Apply & Communicate · Practice Roll 132
Apply 6 — Full Module 5
Open with Hola, give room 708, ask the price, state 450 pesos, pay cash, give December 23, state 9:15 at night, thank the other person, and close.
Phonetic:
Hint:
Pattern Reminder:Final Module 5 practice in a new situation. No Module 6 Spanish is used.
Spanish
Hola. habitación 708. ¿Cuánto cuesta? Son cuatrocientos cincuenta pesos. Pago en efectivo. Es el veintitrés de diciembre. Son las nueve y cuarto de la noche. Gracias. Adiós.
English
Hello. room 708. How much does it cost? It is 450 pesos. I pay cash. It is December 23. It is 9:15 at night. Thank you. Goodbye.
Keep going.
Complete the Apply practice and any extra practice that appears.