por
math
In math, "times" is por in Spanish. So 3 × 4 is read tres por cuatro. It is also called multiplicado por.
Meaning: multiplication sign in math (preposition)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| por | math |
| multiplicado por | formal |
The full sentence is Tres por cuatro son doce or Tres por cuatro es igual a doce. The longer multiplicado por is used in a classroom or a textbook.
Which one should you use?
The word por also means "for" or "by" in other contexts. For "times" meaning occasions, as in "three times", Spanish uses veces, as in tres veces.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb "to multiply" is multiplicar, and the result is el producto.
Did you know?
- Spanish students learn las tablas de multiplicar, the multiplication tables, by reciting lines like dos por dos, cuatro.
Examples in context
- Dos por tres son seis.Two times three is six.
- Cinco por cinco es igual a veinticinco.Five times five equals twenty-five.
- Diez multiplicado por dos son veinte.Ten multiplied by two is twenty.
Example conversation
Teacher Beatriz reviews the multiplication table with a student named Nico.
- BeatrizNico, ¿cuánto es seis por siete?Nico, how much is six times seven?
- NicoSeis por siete son cuarenta y dos.Six times seven is forty-two.
- BeatrizMuy bien.Very good.
