How to Learn Numbers in Spanish

Below are the numbers listed 0-30. Remember the accent in the numbers dieciséis, veintidós, veintitrés, and veintiséis.

0-cero

1-uno

2-dos

3-tres

4-cuatro

5-cinco

6-seis

7-siete

8-ocho

9-nueve

10-diez

11-once

12-doce

13 - trece

14 - catorce

15 - quince

16 - dieciséis

17. diecisiete

18. dieciocho

19. diecinueve

20 - veinte

21 -veintiuno

22-veintidós

23-veintitrés

24-veinticuatro

25-veinticinco

26-veintiséis

27-veintisiete

28-veintiocho

29-veintinueve

30-treinta

Below are the numbers 30-100. These numbers take the form of _____________ y ____________. For example, ochenta y cinco.

31 - treinta y uno

32 - treinta y dos

33 - treinta y tres

34 - treinta y cuatro

35 - treinta y cinco

36 - treinta y seis

37 - treinta y siete

38 - treinta y ocho

39 - treinta y nueve

40 - cuarenta

50 - cincuenta

60 - sesenta

70 - setenta

80 - ochenta

90 - noventa

100 - cien, ciento

Age

Age is expressed by the phrase "Tener _________ años." The conjugation of tener is below.

Tener

yo (I) - tengo

tú (informal you) - tienes

El, Ella, Ud. (He, She, Formal You) - tiene

nosotros (We) - tenemos

Ellos, Ellas, Uds. (Them, formal you) - tienen

If someone wanted to say that they were 20 years old, they would say, "Tengo veinte años."

If someone wanted to say you were 32 years old, they would say, "Tienes treinta y dos años."

If a group of friends wanted to say they were 35 years old, they would say, "Tenemos treinta y cinco años."

If someone wanted to say the age of their daughter, they would say, "Tiene diez años."

If someone wanted to tell a group of people their age is 39, they would say, "Tienen treinta y nueve años."

Number 100-2 million

Below are the numbers 100 - 2 million.

100 - cien, ciento

200 - doscientos

300 - trescientos

400 - cuatroscientos

500 - quinientos

600 - seiscientos

700 - setecientos

800 - ochocientos

900 - novecientos

1.000 - mil

2.000 - dos mil

1.000.000 - un millón

2.000.000 - dos millones

101-199

For numbers 101-199, the form is ciento + number. A few examples are shown below. Remember that uno must modify the noun.

101 - ciento uno

179 - ciento setenta y nueve

Cien is used when counting and used with numbers greater than 100.

100.000.000 - cien mil

200-999

The numbers 200-999 follow the pattern ____________ientos(as) + number. The number must modify the noun. A few examples are listed below.

435 - cuatrocientos (as) treinta y cinco

202 - doscientos(as) dos

1,000-2,000,000

Mil equals one thousand, and millón is equal to one million. When followed by a noun, millón (millones) must be followed by "de" or of in English. Some examples are shown below.

2001 - dos mil uno

1971 - mil novecientos setenta y uno

30.000.000 - treinta millones

14.000.000 de casas - catorce millones de casas

Years also follow the same rules listed above. Some examples are shown below.

1898 - mil ochocientos noventa y ocho

1995 - mil novecientos noventa y cinco