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Spanish (Spain)

To give a rough estimate or talk about an inexact amount, add **y pico** immediately after a number. It translates to "and something," "odd," or "a bit."

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You can pair it with verbs like **estimar** (to estimate) or **rondar** (to hover around).

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### Tens and hundreds

When used with tens (*treinta*, *cuarenta*) or hundreds (*ciento*, *doscientos*), **y pico** means "thirty-something" or "a hundred and something." Note that for 100, we say **ciento y pico**, not *cien*.

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### Time and measurements

You can also use **y pico** with larger measurements like tons (**la tonelada**) or periods of time, like a fortnight (**la quincena**).

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Approximating amounts (y pico)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

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Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
to estimate	estimar
the attendance	la asistencia
odd, and something (after a number)	y pico
We estimate the attendance at two thousand and something people.	Estimamos la asistencia en dos mil y pico personas.
the spectator	el espectador
to hover around	rondar
The spectators hover around five hundred and something.	Los espectadores rondan los quinientos y pico.
the donation	el donativo
Maybe we receive thirty-something donations.	A lo mejor recibimos treinta y pico donativos.
the takings	la recaudación
scarce	escaso
The takings have been scarce, just a hundred and something euros.	La recaudación ha sido escasa, solo ciento y pico euros.
the listener	el oyente
the fortnight	la quincena
We have gained forty-something listeners this fortnight.	Hemos ganado cuarenta y pico oyentes esta quincena.
the ton	la tonelada
The researcher estimates the weight at a thousand and something tons.	El investigador estima el peso en mil y pico toneladas.
They have arrived very late, but there are two hundred and something spectators.	Han llegado muy tarde, pero hay doscientos y pico espectadores.
The takings have hovered around forty-something thousand euros.	La recaudación ha rondado los cuarenta y pico mil euros.
The donations have been scarce this fortnight.	Los donativos han sido escasos esta quincena.
A hundred and something listeners have remembered the program.	Ciento y pico oyentes se han acordado del programa.
We estimate a fortnight and a bit for the project.	Estimamos una quincena y pico para el proyecto.
The attendance has hovered around fifty-something people.	La asistencia ha rondado las cincuenta y pico personas.
The engineer estimates the weight at fifty-something tons.	La ingeniera estima el peso en cincuenta y pico toneladas.