Math Terms in Spanish

This lesson provides you with some basic math terms in Spanish so that you can use them in your everyday conversation.

Spanish Math Vocabulary

See also: School subjects in Spanish.

Sample sentences:

• When it comes to addition, you just need to use the word más which means plus and the plural form of ser to mean is or are. You can also use es igual a to indicate equals.

For example,

Three plus three is six - Tres más tres son seis - 3+3=6

• To subtracting, use menos that means minus or less in Spanish. Remember to use son (the plural form of ser) when the solution is plural, and es (the singular form of ser) when the solution is just one or zero.

For example, 

Four minus one is three - Cuatro menos uno son tres

Two less one is one - Dos menos uno es uno

• For multiplication, use the word por which means multipled by.

For example,

Two multiplied by three is six - Dos por tres son seis

• For dividing two numbers, use dividido por or dividide entre.

For example,

Eight divided by two is four - Ocho dividido entre son cuatro.