Welcome to our grammar lesson about the numbers in Spanish.
In this lesson, we will learn cardinal numbers (uno, dos, tres…) equivalent to the English “one, two, three…”.
At the end of the lesson you’ll find a Quiz for practice.
Note: If you wish to learn Ordinal Numbers instead (equivalent to the English “first, second, third…”), then click here.
The numbers in Spanish – List
From 0 to 10
| 0 | cero |
| 1 | uno |
| 2 | dos |
| 3 | tres |
| 4 | cuatro |
| 5 | cinco |
| 6 | seis |
| 7 | siete |
| 8 | ocho |
| 9 | nueve |
| 10 | diez |
From 11 to 15
There is a trick: they all end in -ce.
| 11 | once |
| 12 | doce |
| 13 | trece |
| 14 | catorce |
| 15 | quince |
From 16 to 19
Another trick here: they all begin with dieci-:
| 16 | dieciséis |
| 17 | diecisiete |
| 18 | dieciocho |
| 19 | diecinueve |
From 20 to 29
20 is veinte, and the rest are still written with one word, beginning with veinti-.
Pay attention to the accent marks:
| 20 | veinte |
| 21 | veintiuno |
| 22 | veintidós |
| 23 | veintitrés |
| 24 | veinticuatro |
| 25 | veinticinco |
| 26 | veintiséis |
| 27 | veintisiete |
| 28 | veintiocho |
| 29 | veintinueve |
From 30 to 99
From 30 on, whenever there are units in the number, it’s written with 3 words, and the middle word is y.
For example 35 = treinta y cinco.
| 30 | treinta |
| 31 | treinta y uno |
| 32 | treinta y dos |
| 40 | cuarenta |
| 43 | cuarenta y tres |
| 50 | cincuenta |
| 60 | sesenta |
| 70 | setenta |
| 80 | ochenta |
| 90 | noventa |
| 99 | noventa y nueve |
Exactly 100
We use the word “cien” only when it’s exactly one hundred, without tens or units.
| 100 | cien |
From 101 to 999
No word “y” right after the hundreds.
| 101 | ciento uno |
| 110 | ciento diez |
| 146 | ciento cuarenta y seis |
| 200 | doscientos |
| 280 | doscientos ochenta |
| 300 | trescientos |
| 388 | trescientos ochenta y ocho |
| 400 | cuatrocientos |
| 500 | quinientos |
| 600 | seiscientos |
| 700 | setecientos |
| 800 | ochocientos |
| 900 | novecientos |
| 999 | novecientos noventa y nueve |
From 1000 to 1999
It is always “mil” plus the rest of the number.
No word “y” right after the thousands either:
| 1.000 | mil |
| 1003 | mil tres |
| 1040 | mil cuarenta |
| 1872 | mil ochocientos setenta y dos |
From 2000 to 999 999
The trick is to separate it mentally into 2 numbers: the number formed by the last 3 digits, and the number formed by the rest.
Then, say each of those 2 numbers in order, with the word “mil” in between.
| 2000 | dos mil |
| 2001 | dos mil uno |
| 2480 | dos mil cuatrocientos ochenta |
| 4300 | cuatro mil trescientos |
| 37 000 | treinta y siete mil |
| 37 600 | treinta y siete mil seiscientos |
| 125 125 | ciento veinticinco mil ciento veinticinco |
| 472 346 | cuatrocientos setenta y dos mil trescientos cuarenta y seis |
| 999 999 | novecientos noventa y nueve mil novecientos noventa y nueve |
From one million on
We simply say how many millions there are.
Then, for whatever comes after the millions, we follow the rules learned in this lesson.
No word “y” right after the millions either:
| 1 000 000 | un millón |
| 2 000 000 | dos millones |
| 3 500 000 | tres millones quinientos mil |
| 55 248 248 | cincuenta y cinco millones doscientos cuarenta y ocho mil doscientos cuarenta y ocho |
What’s the difference between “uno, un, una”?
In the first table of this lesson, we have shown that the number “one” in Spanish is “uno”. But it also can be “un” or “una”, depending on the specific sentence:
If it refers to a feminine noun, always una:
Tengo una lavadora.
I have one washing machine.Tengo una.
I have one. (still meaning “lavadora“)
If it refers to a masculine noun, then choose un if it comes right before the noun, and uno if it doesn’t:
Tengo un coche.
I have one car.Tengo uno.
I have one. (still meaning “coche“).
This phenomenon happens with any number that ends in “uno”.
For example, with veintiuno (21):
Tengo veintiuna lavadoras.
I have twenty one washing machines.Tengo veintiún coches.
I have twenty one cars.
Or with ciento uno (101):
Tengo ciento una lavadoras.
I have 101 washing machines.Tengo ciento un coches.
I have 101 cars.
Practice
Quiz
Take this short Quiz to test your knowledge about the numbers in Spanish:
Exercise
Try to write the following numbers in a piece of paper before looking at the solutions:
a) 95
b) 890
c) 891
d) 821
e) 1203
f) 3714
g) 45 655
h) 523 999
i) 12 684 987
Solutions:
a) noventa y cinco
b) ochocientos noventa
c) ochocientos noventa y uno
d) ochocientos veintiuno
e) mil doscientos tres
f) tres mil setecientos catorce
g) cuarenta y cinco mil seiscientos cincuenta y cinco
h) quinientos veintitrés mil novecientos noventa y nueve
i) doce millones seiscientos ochenta y cuatro mil novecientos ochenta y siete