Look at these examples:
dos más dos igual a cuatrotwo plus two equals four
seis menos uno igual a cincosix minus one equals five
veinte dividido entre cinco igual a cuatrotwenty divided by five equals four
tres multiplicado por tres igual a nuevethree times three equals nine
Addition and subtraction in Spanish
We use más (plus) and menos (minus), and then igual a (equals).
However we also have other, simpler ways to express it:
using y (plus, and) and son (equals).
We sometimes omit the "equals" part and just use a comma.
Have a look and listen to these examples:
diez más dos igual a doceten plus two equals twelve
diez más dos son doceten plus two equals twelve
diez y dos, doceten plus two equals twelve
Multiplication in Spanish
We use por (times) or multiplicado por (multiplied by). We can also omit the equals part and use a comma or "son".
dos multiplicado por dos igual a cuatrotwo times two equals four
dos por dos son cuatrotwo times two equals four
dos por dos, cuatrotwo times two equals four
Division in Spanish
We use dividido entre (divided by) or the simpler version: "entre". We can also omit the equals part and use a comma or "son".
quince dividido entre tres igual a cincofifteen divided by three equals five
quince entre tres son cincofifteen divided by three equals five
quince entre tres, cincofifteen divided by three equals five
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