Los Numéros en español

Spanish numbers:

Things to keep in mind:

- Spelling = remember the letters that cannot be next to each other

example= you cannot have the "z" next to an "E" or "I"

therefore = ce/ci/za/zo/zu

0-10

Cero = 0

Uno = 1

Dos = 2

Tres = 3

Cuatro = 4 (a lot of my students write "cuarto" = this means bedroom, so be careful)

Cinco = 5

Seis = 6

Siete = 7

Ocho = 8

Nueve = 9

Diez = 10

11-15

hint** = all of these numbers end in "-ce"

Once = 11

Doce = 12

Trece = 13

Catorce = 14

Quince = 15

16-19

All of these number have two different ways of being written

Easy: This version combines "diez" and the end number

Diez y seis = 16

Diez y siete = 17

Diez y ocho = 18

Diez y nueve = 19

Difficult: This one combines it all in one

Dieciséis = 16

Diecisiete = 17

Dieciocho = 18

Diecinueve = 19

20's

There are two ways of writing the numbers in the 20's

Important= This group is the LAST group that has two forms

Easy = combine "veinte" with last number

Veinte = 20

Veinte y uno = 21

Veinte y dos = 22

Veinte y tres = 23

Veinte y cuatro = 24

Veinte y cinco = 25

Veinte y seis = 26

Veinte y siete = 27

Veinte y ocho = 28

Veinte y nueve = 29

Difficult = combine to make one word

Veinte = 20

Veintiuno = 21

Veintidos = 22

Veintitres = 23

Veinticuatro = 24

Veinticinco = 25

Veintiséis = 26

Ventisiete = 27

Veintiocho = 28

Veintinueve = 29

After these numbers, (until the 100's) the numbers are pretty straight forward:

Treinta = 30

Treinta y uno = 31

Treinta y dos = 32

Cuarenta = 40

Cuarenta y uno = 41

Cincuenta = 50

Cincuenta y uno = 51

Sesenta = 60

Sesenta y uno = 61

Setenta = 70

Setenta y uno = 71

Ochenta = 80

Ochenta y uno = 81

Noventa = 90

Noventa y uno = 91

The number 100 can be a little tricky, but not too bad

When the number "100" is by itself = Cien

The minute you add another number to "100" it becomes "ciento"

Cien = 100

Ciento uno = 101

Ciento dos = 102

Ciento diez = 110

Ciento quince = 115

Ciento veinte = 120

Ciento veintiuno / ciento veinte y uno = 121

Ciento treinta = 130

Ciento treinta y cinco = 135

The numbers after 200 (until you get to the 1000s) will be one word...

The numbers will combine "cientos" with the first number"

Example the number 200 = you'll combine "dos" with "cientos"

Doscientos = 200

Doscientos dos = 202

Doscientos veinte = 220

Trescientos = 300

Cuatrocientos = 400

Quinientos = 500

Seiscientos = 600

Setecientos = 700

Ochocientos = 800

Novecientos = 900

The in the 1000's and up are straight forward (up until a billion)

Mil = 1,000

Mil diez = 1,101

Mil quinientos = 1,500

Dos mil = 2,000

Dos mil quinientos = 2,500

Tres mil = 3,000

Cuatros mil = 4,000

Cinco mil = 5,000

Seis mil = 6,000

Siete mil = 7,000

Ocho mil = 8,000

Nueve mil = 9,000

Diez mil = 10,000

Cien mil = 100,000

Doscientos mil = 200,000

Trescientos mil = 300,000

The big numbers:

The only one that's straight forward are the "Millions"

One million = Un millón

123,875,345 = Un millón veinte y tres mil ochosientos setenta y cinco mil trescientos cuarenta y cinco

Two million = Dos millones (have to make sure that you make "millón" plural when you have more than one million)

One billion = This one is tricky. This one is not "un billón" this one is Mil Millones = A thousand times a million

One billion = Mil millones

A trillion = This one is the "Un Billón" is Spanish

A quadrillion = Mil billones

A Quintilian = Un trillón

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