Spanish for Educators – Math: Addition and Subtraction in Spanish

This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on using the keywords to explain addition and subtraction in Spanish: SUMAS Y RESTAS. This lesson is helpful for educators that need to teach basic math skills in elementary school and need the vocabulary to teach all about addition and subtraction in Spanish.

Su reto profesional: Explique cómo hacer una suma o una resta en español.

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Los signos matemáticos | Mathematical Signs

Palabras claves de sumar | Keywords for Addition

Vocabulario	Vocabulary
La suma	Addition or the sum
Más	More
En total	In total
Todo junto	All together
¿Cuántos / cuántas?	How many
Hay	There is / there are
Ecuación	Equation

Verbos claves de sumar | Key Verbs for Addition

Verbos	Verbs
Agregar	Add
Juntar	Gather, combine
Añadir	Add
Incrementar	Increase
Aumentar	Increase
Combinar	Combine
Dar / regalar	Give

Ejemplo

Resuelve el problema. Muestra los cálculos. Puede usar dibujos, números o palabras.	Solve the problem. Show the calculations. You can use drawings, numbers or words.
Hay 5 perros en el parque. Luego llegan 4 más. ¿Cuántos perros hay en total?	There are 5 dogs in the park. Then 4 more arrive. How many dogs are there in total?
Rosa tiene 2 manzanas. Ann tiene 5. Roberto tiene 3. ¿Cuántas manzanas hay en total?	Rosa has 2 apples. Ann has 5. Roberto has 3. How many apples are there in total?

Palabras claves de restar | Keywords for Subtraction

Vocabulario	Vocabulary
La resta	Subtraction
La diferencia es	The difference
Menos –  Menor	Less than, – fewer, smaller
Más corto	Shorter
¿Cuántos más?	How many more
Ecuación	Equation

Verbos claves de restar | Key Verbs for Subtraction

Verbos	Verbs
Quitar	To take away
Perder	Lose
Gastar	Spend
Separar	Separate
Faltar	Lack
Quedar	Remain
Reducir	Reduce, decrease
Regalar	Give

Ejemplo

Resuelve el problema. Muestra los cálculos. Puede usar dibujos, números o palabras.	Solve the problem. Show the calculations. You can use drawings, numbers or words.
Eliana tiene 9 mariposas y regala 5 a sus amigos. ¿Cuántas quedan?	Eliana has 9 butterflies and gives 5 to her friends. How many are left?
Anna Sofia tiene 10 flores en la canasta. Pero necesita 35. ¿Cuántas faltan?	Anna Sofia has 10 flowers in the basket. But she needs 35. How many are missing?

Verbos

Sumar	Add
Restar	Subtract
Resolver	Solve
Mostrar	Show
Usar	Use
Contar	Count
Probar	Prove
Calcular	Calculate

Now it’s your turn! / Ahora es tu turno

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