Números
Spanish numbers 1-10:
Numbers from 11 to 20
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
As an additional note related to using Spanish numbers 1-10, whenever the number
“one” is used before a noun (as in “one coin” – “una moneda” or “one pencil” – “un
lapiz”) it should match the gender of the noun. This is not needed with the rest of the
Spanish numbers, only with “one”:
Masculine – singular: un
Feminine – singular: una
Examples: 1. one house – una casa 2. one coin – una moneda
3. one pencil – un lapiz 4. one shoe – un zapato
Now, let’s look at the Spanish numbers from 21 to 30 (as you will notice,
numbers between 21 and 29 are formed by the word “venti” and a regular number right next to it)
let’s see:
21 – veintiuno
22 – veintidós
23 – veintitrés
24 – veinticuatro
25 – veinticinco
26 – veintiséis
27 – veintisiete
28 – veintiocho
29 – veintinueve
30 – treinta
First, let´s take a look at each 10 number increment (also known as tens):
10 – diez
20 – veinte
30 – treinta
40 – cuarenta
50 – cincuenta
60 – sesenta
70 – setenta
80 – ochenta
90 – noventa
100 – cien
EXAMPLES:
After number 30, numbers in Spanish show a very consistent and predictable pattern.
Let’s see a few examples, try to notice the patterns:
38 – treinta y ocho
43 – cuarenta y tres
72 – setenta y dos
87 – ochenta y siete
95 – noventa y cinco
As you may have guessed, these Spanish numbers are formed by the tens (30, 40, 50
…) followed by the word “y” (which is similar to the word “and”, it works as a
conjunction) and another number from 1 to 9.
For example:
45 – cuarenta + y + cinco
52 – cincuenta + y + dos
84 – ochenta + y + cuatro
Learning the numbers in Spanish is time well spent when learning Spanish for beginners, because
they are used often in everyday life. As you can see learning the Spanish numbers 1-100 is much
easier than most people think. You only need to memorize the Spanish numbers 1-20, understand
the pattern of Spanish numbers 21-30; and know how to construct Spanish numbers 31-100.