Welcome to our grammar lesson about the Numbers in Spanish.
In this lesson, we will learn Spanish Cardinal Numbers (“uno, dos, tres…”) equivalent to the English “one, two, three…”.
If you wish to learn Spanish Ordinal Numbers instead (equivalent to the English “first, second, third…”), then click here.
And not let’s learn all about the numbers in Spanish. At the end of the lesson you’ll find a Quiz for practice.
The Numbers in Spanish – Lists
From 0 to 10:
Every number is different and we need to learn each one individually:
| 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:
Every number is still different, but at least there is a trick: all off them end in -ce.
| 11 | once |
| 12 | doce |
| 13 | trece |
| 14 | catorce |
| 15 | quince |
From 16 to 19:
They are still written in one word, and it’s always dieci-:
| 16 | dieciséis |
| 17 | diecisiete |
| 18 | dieciocho |
| 19 | diecinueve |
From 20 to 29:
20 is written “veinte”, and the rest are still written in one word, and begins with veinti-.
| 20 | veinte |
| 21 | veintiuno |
| 22 | veintidós |
| 23 | veintitrés |
| 24 | veinticuatro |
| 25 | veinticinco |
| 26 | veintiséis |
| 27 | veintisiete |
| 28 | veintiocho |
| 29 | veintinueve |
From 30 to 99:
When there are ones in the number, it’s written in 3 words, with the middle word being “y”.
For example 35 = “thirty and five” = 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:
We need to learn the word for every hundred. If there are tens and ones, there is no word “y” 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 1.000 to 1.999:
It’s always “mil” plus the rest of the number. No word “y” after the thousands either:
| 1.000 | mil |
| 1.003 | mil tres |
| 1.040 | mil cuarenta |
| 1.872 | mil ochocientos setenta y dos |
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:
| 2.000 | dos mil |
| 2.001 | dos mil uno |
| 2.480 | dos mil cuatrocientos ochenta |
| 4.300 | 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 say how many millions there are, plus whatever comes next. No “y” 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 |
Practice the Numbers in Spanish
Quiz
Take this short Quiz to test your knowledge about the numbers in Spanish: