número cuatro
/numeɾo kwatɾo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "number four" is translated into Spanish as número cuatro.
número cuatro is used to refer to the cardinal number that follows three and precedes five.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of número (number) and cuatro (four).
How does it change in a sentence?
In many contexts, such as counting or identifying a specific item in a sequence, the word número is often omitted, leaving just cuatro.
How do you pronounce it?
/numeɾo kwatɾo/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the number cuatro is often used to refer to a specific type of traditional stringed instrument, the cuatro, which is central to folk music.
- In Spanish, the word cuarto can mean both 'fourth' in a sequence and 'room' in a house, though they have different origins.
- The word número comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *nem-, which originally meant 'to assign' or 'to allot'.
Examples in context
- Tengo cuatro dedosI have four fingers
- ¿Cuántas botellas tienes?How many bottles do you have?
- Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco.One, two, three, four, five.
- Tengo cuatro años.I am four years old.
- Mi número de teléfono tiene el cuatro en el segundo dígito.My phone number has a four in the second digit.
- Quiero comprar cuatro manzanas.I want to buy four apples.
- El número cuatro es mi favorito.The number four is my favorite.
- Escribe el número cuatro en la pizarra.Write the number four on the board.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are playing a board game.
- ElenaJavier, ¿qué número es este?Javier, what number is this?
- JavierEs el número cuatro.It is number four.
- Elena¡Muy bien! Tu turno ahora.Very good! It is your turn now.
- JavierGracias, Elena.Thanks, Elena.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cuatro, número, CC BY-SA 4.0.
