The Numbers in Spanish

Welcome to our post about the Numbers in Spanish. 

In this lesson, we will learn the Spanish Cardinal Numbers, equivalent to the English “one, two, three…”.

If you wish to learn the Spanish Ordinal Numbers instead (“first, second, third…”), then click here.

We will go through the following points:

1. The Numbers in Spanish

From 0 to 10:

Every number is different and we need to learn each one individually:

From 11 to 15:

Every number is still different, but at least there is a trick: all off them end in “ce”.

From 16 to 19:

They are still written in one word, and it’s always “dieci_____”:

From 20 to 29:

20 is written “veinte”, and the rest are still written in one word, and it’s always “veinti____”

From 30 to 99:

When there are ones in the number, it’s written in 3 words. For example 35 = “thirty and five” = treinta y cinco.

Exactly 100:

We use the word “cien” only when it’s exactly one hundred, without tens or units.

From 101 to 999:

We need to learn the word for every hundred. If there are tens and ones, there is no word “y” after the hundreds.

From 1.000 to 1.999:

It’s always “mil” plus the rest of the number. No word “y” after the thousands either:

From 2.000 to 999.999:

The trick is to divide it mentally in two numbers: the number before the point, and the number after the point.

Then, say each one of those 2 numbers using the system we have learn until this point.

Just add the word “mil” between the two numbers:

From one million on:

We say how many millions there are, plus whatever comes next. No “y” after the millions either:

2. Practice: A Quiz

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