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Question

I always hear people saying this. Such as, in a classroom setting, "¿A quién le toca la número cinco'," referring to a number in a textbook. I hear it on the radio, too, in contexts such as "la número ocho" for "caller number eight," in which case I assume it refers to "llamada," which is feminine. But what about the textbook? Is "pregunta" or something similar implied? My teacher never says "el número."

Answer 1

Dunia's suggestion is quite plausible for "exercise": ¿A quíen le toca la (actividad) número cinco? "Pregunta" is also likely too.

Answer 2

Puedo decir "Pasen a la número ocho"? ¿Es claro'

No, en este caso creo que la situación es igual tanto en inglés como en español. Ni diríamos "Turn to number eight" si quisiéramos referirnos al número de la página.

Answer 3

James Santiago said:

Natasha said:

How would you say "Please turn to page eight"?

Pasen a la página ocho.

Gracias. Puedo decir "Pasen a la número ocho"? ¿Es claro'

Answer 4

Natasha said:

How would you say "Please turn to page eight"?

Pasen a la página ocho.

Answer 5

It could be "¿A quién le toca la actividad número cinco'"

Answer 6

How would you say "Please turn to page eight"'

Answer 7

What number in a textbook are you talking about'

Exercise numbers. The textbook has exercises to practice various concepts. There may be eight of them, for example. As we go around the room, the students take turns doing the exercises, and the teacher calls out "número tres," "número cuatro," etc.

Answer 8

You won't believe this, James, but you need to provide more details:

¿A quíen le toca la (silla) número cinco?
¿A quíen le toca la (pregunta) número cinco?
¿A quíen le toca la (tarea) número cinco?
¿A quíen le toca la (posición) número cinco?
¿A quíen le toca la (centralita) número cinco?

What number in a textbook are you talking about'