grammar.numbers.ordinal
Ordinals: primero to décimo — then cardinals take over
Primero through décimo are everyday; beyond ten, spoken Spanish uses cardinals (el piso once). Primer/tercer shorten before masculine nouns.
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Explanation
The working set: primero, segundo, tercero, cuarto, quinto, sexto, séptimo, octavo, noveno, décimo — agreeing like adjectives: la segunda puerta. Apocope: el primer día, el tercer intento.
Past ten, daily language switches: el siglo veintiuno, Alfonso doce, el piso quince. Dates use cardinals throughout except (optionally) el primero de mayo.
Examples
Vivimos en el tercer piso.
We live on the third floor.
We live on the third floor.
Region: global
Es la quinta vez que llamo.
It's the fifth time I've called.
It's the fifth time I've called.
Region: global