Numbers in Spanish

Cardinal Numbers (0-10)

● cero● uno● dos● tres● cuatro● cinco

● seis● siete● ocho● nueve● diez

Cardinal Numbers (11-15)

● once● doce● trece● catorce● quince

Cardinal Numbers (16-19)

● dieciséis / diez y seis● diecisiete / diez y siete● dieciocho / diez y ocho● diecinueve / diez y nueve

Practice: Say the following numbers:

379

11141517

Cardinal Numbers (20-29)

● veinte● veintiuno / veinte y uno● veintidós / veinte y dos● veintitrés / veinte y tres● veinticuatro / veinte y cuatro● veinticinco / veinte y cinco● veintiséis / veinte y seis● etc.

Cardinal Numbers (30-39)

● treinta● treinta y uno● treinta y dos● treinta y tres● etc.

Cardinal Numbers (40-90)

● cuarenta● cincuenta● sesenta● setenta● ochenta● noventa

21334552637499

Practice: Say the following numbers:

Cardinal Numbers (100-900)

● ciento● doscientos● trescientos● cuatrocientos● quinientos

● seiscientos● setecientos● ochocientos● novecientos

181321423553777834901

Practice: Say the following numbers:

Cardinal Numbers (1,000+)

● mil● dos mil● tres mil● etc.

Cardinal Numbers (10,000+)

● diez mil● cien mil● doscientos mil● trescientos mil● etc.

17761984200141837236

10,598211,600

Practice: Say the following numbers:

Cardinal Numbers (1,000,000+)

● un millón● dos millones● tres millones● etc.

Cardinal Numbers (1,000,000,000+)

● mil millones● un billón● mil billones● un trillón

1,001,0012,345,678

20,000,0021,000,000,000

2,000,000,000,000

Practice: Say the following numbers:

Cardinal Numbers as Adjectives● usually come in front of nouns● “ciento” → “cien” (when exactly 100)o e.g. cien coches, ciento dos coches

Cardinal Numbers as Adjectives● agree in gender and in number with the

nouns they modifyo “uno” → “un” / “una”o “-uno ” → “-ún” / “-una”o “-ientos” → “-ientas”o e.g. seiscientas cincuenta y cuatro mil

trescientas veintiuna mesas

1 coche21 coches

100 coches103 coches

1 casa21 casas

300 casas

Practice: Say the following:

Decimal Points and Commas● English: 3,607 peopleSpanish: 3.067

personas● English: 21.7 degreesSpanish: 21,7

grados

Ordinal Numbers (1st - 10th)

● primero● segundo● tercero● cuarto● quinto

● sexto● séptimo● octavo● noveno● décimo

Ordinal Numbers (11th+)

● onceavo / undécimo / decimoprimero● doceavo / duodécimo / decimosegundo● treceavo / decimotercero● catorceavo / decimocuarto● quinceavo / decimoquinto● etc.

Ordinal Numbers● as adjectives:o “-o” → “-a” ("-os", "-as")o “primero” → “primer”o “tercero” → “tercer”

● in shorthand:1º, 2º, 3º, etc.1ª, 2ª, 3ª, etc.

first boysecond boy

third boyfirst girl

second girleighth place

fourteenth student

Practice: Say the following:

Fractions● un entero● un mitad● un tercio● dos tercios

Fractions● un cuarto● cuatro quintos● cinco sextos● seis séptimos● siete octavos● ocho novenos● etc.

1/23/45/66/8

11/12

Practice: Say the following fractions:

Percentages● percentages: 75 por ciento

Fun Number Facts● writing checks: “un mil”● two or three: “2 ó 3”

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