Counting on Contar

It's fairly obvious that the word "count" in the sentence "I can count on you," and the word "count" in "I can count with my fingers" don't mean the same thing. The same is true with the Spanish equivalents for the verb contar: "Puedo contar contigo" and "Puedo contar con los dedos." And as our new lesson on contar explains, contar also has some other meanings that "count" doesn't have.