One of the most rewarding skills you can start with is learning Spanish numbers 1-100. These numbers are essential for a multitude of everyday communication, like dates, times, prices, route numbers, temperatures, distance, and so much more.
Numbers in Spanish follow a predictable pattern, with just a few unique ones along the way. You’ll really only need to learn around 25 different Spanish words and you’ll have covered Spanish numbers 1-100 and well beyond. This guide will also introduce you to the differences between numbers in English and Spanish.
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Numbers in Spanish from 0-10
Counting in Spanish is fairly straightforward. Mastering these basic Spanish numbers pays off because you’ll use the single digits again in numbers from 16-99.
| Number | Spanish | Pronunciation |
| 0 | cero | SEH-roh/THEH-roh |
| 1 | uno | OOH-noh |
| 2 | dos | dohss |
| 3 | tres | trayss |
| 4 | cuatro | KWAH-troh |
| 5 | cinco | SINK-oh/THINK-oh |
| 6 | seis | sayss |
| 7 | siete | see-EY-tay |
| 8 | ocho | OH-choh |
| 9 | nueve | NWAY-vay |
| 10 | diez | dee-AYS/dee-ETH |
Pronouncing Spanish numbers is also fairly easy because Spanish pronunciation and spelling match each other consistently. A few sounds are different from English, and can vary with the different accents of Spanish dialects around the world.
- The “c” before “i” or “e” and the “z” sounds from Spain will sound like the “th” in “tooth” in English.
- In most other countries, these will sound like an “s.”
Numbers in Spanish from 11-19
This next group of Spanish numbers starts out with a few more that you’ll want to memorize, but then ends with some combinations of words you already know.
Notice that 16 is a combination of diez (10) and seis (6). The same pattern applies to 17, 18, and 19. All of these numbers are written as one word in Spanish, without spaces.
| Number | Spanish | Pronunciation |
| 11 | once | OHN-say |
| 12 | doce | DOH-say |
| 13 | trece | TRAY-say |
| 14 | catorce | kah-TOR-say |
| 15 | quince | KEEN-say |
| 16 | dieciséis | dee-ace-ee-SAYSS |
| 17 | diecisiete | dee-ace-ee-see-EY-tay |
| 18 | dieciocho | dee-ace-ee-OH-choh |
| 19 | diecinueve | dee-ace-ee-NWAY-vay |
Numbers in Spanish from 20-29
Starting with 20, all of the double-digit numbers combine the word for the “tens” number with the next digit that you’ve previously learned. So you can practice counting in Spanish by tens and you’re almost all the way to 100.
- 25: veinte (20) + cinco (5) = veinticinco (25)
Though you may see these words written as separate words joined with y (and), it’s accurate to spell them as one word until you reach number 30.
| Number | Spanish | Pronunciation |
| 21 | veintiuno | ben-tee-OOH-noh |
| 22 | veintidos | ben-tee-DOHSS |
| 23 | veintitrés | ben-tee-TRAYSS |
| 24 | veinticuatro | ben-tee-KWAH-troh |
| 25 | veinticinco | ben-tee-SINK-oh |
| 26 | veintiséis | ben-tee-SAYSS |
| 27 | veintisiete | ben-tee-see-EY-tay |
| 28 | veintiocho | ben-tee-OH-choh |
| 29 | veintinueve | ben-tee-NWAY-vay |
Like a few other letters in the Spanish alphabet, the pronunciation of the Spanish “v” sound varies with the regional accent. It can sound more like a soft “b” like the English word “boy” or like a “v” in “variety.”
>>Learn to pronounce a variety of common Spanish nouns as you’re counting in Spanish.
Numbers in Spanish from 30-99
Starting with the number 30, you will write two-digit numbers as three separate words in Spanish. This chart shows you all of the multiples of ten, and all you have to do is add y (and) plus the second digit.
- 32: treinta (30) + dos (2) = treinta y dos (32)
- 43: cuarenta (40) + tres (3) = cuarenta y tres (43)
| Number | Spanish | Pronunciation |
| 30 | treinta | TRAIN-tah |
| 40 | cuarenta | kwah-RAIN-tah |
| 50 | cincuenta | seen-KWAIN-tah |
| 60 | sesenta | say-SAIN-tah |
| 70 | setenta | say-TAIN-tah |
| 80 | ochenta | oh-CHAIN-tah |
| 90 | noventa | noh-VAIN-tah |
Spanish numbers 100 and beyond
If you’re saying the number 100 alone, you say cien. When you add another digit, it changes to ciento.
With these Spanish numbers, you can easily say numbers into the millions. All numbers will be written as separate words.
- 173: ciento (100+) + setenta (70) + tres (3) = ciento setenta y tres
- 4,595: cuatro mil (4000) + quinientos (500) + noventa (90) + cinco(5) = cuatro mil quinientos noventa y cinco.
| Number | Spanish | Pronunciation |
| 100 | cien | syEN |
| 101 | ciento uno | syEN-toh |
| 200 | doscientos | dohss-syEN-tohss |
| 300 | trescientos | syEN-tohss |
| 400 | cuatrocientos | syEN-tohss |
| 500 | quinientos | keen-YEN-tohss |
| 600 | seiscientos | sayss syEN-tohss |
| 700 | setecientos | set-tay-syEN-tohss |
| 800 | ochocientos | oh-choh-syEN-tohss |
| 900 | novecientos | noh-vay-syEN-tohss |
| 1,000 | mil | meel |
| 2,000 | dos mil | dohs meel |
| 10,000 | diez mil | dee-ACE meel |
| 100,000 | cien mil | syen meel |
| 1,000,000 | millón | mee-yohn |
| 2,000,000 | dos millones | dohss mee-YOHN-ays |
Punctuation in Spanish numbers
Numerical notation using commas or decimal points varies between countries. In the US (including Puerto Rico), a decimal point separates the whole number and the decimal, while a comma separates thousands and millions.
According to the Research Institute of United States Spanish, the following countries use this US system:
- La República Dominicana
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- México
- Nicaragua
- Panamá
- Perú
It’s also recommended that documents published within the United States use the US system of notation.
Other countries with Spanish as an official language have adopted the reverse numerical notation system, using a coma (comma) where the decimal point would be. The dots or points aren’t typically pronounced, just as they wouldn’t be in English.
- $5,87 = $5.87
- 1,7 metros = 1.7 meters
- 7.000.000 = 7,000,000
- 80.000,43 = 80,000.43
Saying the time and date in Spanish
Expressions for telling time in Spanish are part of everyday Spanish phrases for conversation. Once you know numbers through 60, it’s fairly straightforward.
To say the number on the hour, use the expression son las plus the number of the hour.
- Son las ocho. = It’s eight o’clock.
- Son las dos. = It’s two o’clock.
The only exception to this is when the hour is 1. In this case, use es la, the singular forms.
- Es la una. = It’s one o’clock.
For the specific time, you can add on the number of minutes.
- Son las diez y veintidós. = It’s ten twenty-two.
Use the expression a las or a la to tell “at what time” something happens.
- ¿A qué hora es la clase? = What time is the class?
- A la una y diez. = At one ten.
The formula for saying the date in Spanish is:
el + number of day + de + month in Spanish
- el veintiocho de septiembre = September 28
- el cinco de marzo = March 5
- el cuatro de julio = July 4
Notice that English speakers often use ordinal numbers such as “fourth” or “twenty eighth” but Spanish speakers usually use the cardinal numbers cuatro (four) and veintiocho (twenty eight).
The exception to this would be the first of any month, when el primero (the first) is used more commonly.
- el primero de enero = January 1st
Ordinal numbers in Spanish
Ordinal numbers like primero/primera (first), segundo/segunda (second), and octavo/octava (eighth) are used to define something’s position in a series. Like other Spanish adjectives, they agree with the noun in gender and number. They precede the noun except if you’re talking about royalty.
- el noveno libro en la serie = the ninth book in the series.
- la cuarta película en la franquicia cinematográfica = the fourth movie in the film franchise
- Carlos II (pronounced “segundo”) = Charles II (pronounced “the second”)
In front of a singular masculine noun, primero (first) changes to primer. Tercero (third) changes to tercer.
- El primer partido terminó en empate. = The first game ended in a tie.
- El tercer esquiador se cayó. = The third skier fell.
First through tenth
In the chart below, note that there are two accepted spellings of séptimo/sétimo (seventh).
| Spanish | Abbreviation | English |
| primer/primero/primeras | 1.o / 1.a | first |
| segundo/segunda | 2.o / 2.a | second |
| tercer/tercero/tercera | 3.o / 3.a | third |
| cuarto/cuarta | 4.o / 4.a | fourth |
| quinto/quinta | 5.o / 5.a | fifth |
| sexto/sexta | 6.o / 6.a | sixth |
| séptimo/séptimasétimo/sétima | 7.o / 7.a | seventh |
| octavo/octava | 8.o / 8.a | eighth |
| noveno/novena | 9.o / 9.a | ninth |
| décimo/décima | 10.o / 10.a | tenth |
The standard abbreviations use both a period and a superscript “o” (for masculine form) or “a” (for feminine form). Other abbreviations are common outside of academic Spanish. You might see variations like 1ro (primero), 2da (segunda) or 3o (tercero).
Eleventh through one-hundredth
After tenth, ordinal numbers are less commonly used. A workaround in speech would be to say el puesto (the place) plus the cardinal number.
- Ella terminó en el puesto 16. = She finished in 16th place (in place 16).
- Es una buena forma de celebrar sus setenta años. = It’s a good way to celebrate her 70th birthday.
There are two acceptable forms of 11th and 12th. Beyond 20th, you can combine the word for the first digit with the ordinal number 1-9.
| Spanish | English |
| undécimo/adecimoprimero/a | eleventh |
| duodécimo/adecimosegundo/a | twelfth |
| decimotercer/decimotercero/a | thirteenth |
| decimocuarto/a | fourteenth |
| decimoquinto/a | fifteenth |
| decimosexto/a | sixteenth |
| decimoséptimo/a | seventeenth |
| decimoctavo/a | eighteenth |
| decimonoveno/a | nineteenth |
| vigésimo/a | twentieth |
| trigésimo/a | thirtieth |
| cuadragésimo/a | fortieth |
| quincuagésimo/a | fiftieth |
| sexagésimo/a | sixtieth |
| septuagésimo/a | seventieth |
| octogésimo/a | eightieth |
| nonagésimo/a | ninetieth |
| centésimo/a | hundredth |
Math and counting in Spanish
When you’re discussing basic calculations, use these terms including some common Spanish verbs. Specific math phrases vary a bit in each country.
- Dos más dos es (igual a) cuatro. = Two plus two is (equal to) four.
- Ocho menos dos es seis. = Eight minus two is six.
- Tres por tres es nueve. = Three times three is nine.
- Doce dividido (entre) seis es/da dos. = Twelve divided by six is two.
| Spanish | English |
| contar | to count |
| dividido | divided |
| dividir | to divide |
| igual | equal |
| más | plus |
| menos | minus |
| multiplicar | to multiply |
| por | times |
| restar | to subtract |
| sumar | to add |
Master Spanish numbers with Rosetta Stone
Once you know numbers in Spanish, you’re equipped to use many Spanish phrases for traveling. You can locate your flight number, find your room number at a hotel, and set a day and time for a lunch reservation. You can also find a platform number, understand the prices at the market, and share your contact information with others. Knowing your Spanish numbers will be one of the most helpful skills you can learn.
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