The chart below will help you learn how to say all of the numbers you will need to know in Spanish.
Number | English | Spanish |
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1 - 10 | one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten | uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez |
11-19 | eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen | once, doce, trece, catorce, quince, dieciséis, diecisiete, dieciocho, diecinueve |
20 - 29 | twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine | veinte, veintiuno, veintidós, veintitrés, veinticuatro, veinticinco, veintiséis, veintisiete, veintiocho, veintinueve |
30 - 39 | thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine | treinta, treinta y uno, treinta y dos, treinta y tres, treinta y cuatro, treinta y cinco, treinta y seis, treinta y siete, treinta y ocho, treinta y nueve |
40 - 90 (follow the pattern for 30-39) | forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety | cuarenta, cincuenta, sesenta, setenta, ochenta, noventa |
100 - 900 | one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, four hundred, five hundred, six hundred, seven hundred, eight hundred, nine hundred | ciento, doscientos, trescientos, cuatrocientos, quinientos, seiscientos, setecientos, ochocientos, novecientos |
1,000 | one thousand | un mil |
2,000 | two thousand | dos mil |
1,000,000 | one million | un millón |
2,000,000 | two million | dos millones |
Note that the decimal and comma are the opposite in Spanish number notation: 1,000.00 (one thousand) in English is written as 1.000,00 (un mil) in Spanish notation.
1a. Expressing Years
The following chart provides examples to demonstrate how to communicate years in Spanish.
Year | English | Spanish |
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1999 | nineteen ninety-nine | mil novecientos noventa y nueve |
2010 | two thousand ten | dos mil diez |
1b. Stating How Many There Are
The following chart provides an example with the necessary vocabulary for stating how many of something there are.
Amount | English | Spanish |
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33 | There are thirty-three pills. | Hay treinta y tres píldoras. |
Source: This content has been adapted from "Spanish for Nurses" by Stephanie Langston.