Spanish Numbers...Numbers In Spanish From 1-100
Spanish numbers form a crucial part of basic Spanish. At first glimpse they can look complicated however when you understand their construction, they can be very easy to learn.
1-10
Ther are, as always in a foreign language rules to be aware of, with numbers in Spanish the number 1 (uno) does change depending on the gender of the noun. If it is before a feminine noun then it loses the (o) from uno and becomes una.
If it is used before a masculine noun then it becomes un.
Examples
Una hermana....One sister
Un hermano......One brother
When countng generically the number 1 should be used in its natural form, ie uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, etc.......one, two, three, for, five etc
When counting specifically, ie, counting a specific number of things then use the number specific to the noun such as una gata....one cat,
uno perro.... one dog, una casa....one house, un libro, one book.
Cardinal Numbers In Spanish 1-10
1 - uno
2 - dos
3 - tres
4 - cuatro
5 - cinco
6 - seis
7 - siete
8 - ocho
9 - nueve
10- -diez
Cardinal Numbers In Spanish 11-20
11 - once
12 - doce
13 - trece
14 - catorce
15 - quince
16 - dieciséis
17 - diecisiete
18 - dieciocho
19 - diecineuve
20 - veinte
You may have noticed that the Spanish numbers from 16 to 19 are simply a joining of 10 plus another number, ie 17 is diecisiete, diez y siete - ten and seven.
This forming of numbers is known as contractions and is also seen in the numbers 21 - 30.
Cardinal Numbers In Spanish 21 - 30
Again the Spanish numbers from 21 - 29 are contractions also but you will be forming the number 20 with the number 1 for example for 21.
21 - vientiuno
22 - veintidós
23- veintitrés
24 - veinticuatro
25 - veinticinco
26 - veintiséis
27 - veintisiete
28 - veintiocho
29 - veintinueve
30 - treinta
Cardinal Numbers In Spanish 40 - 90
When learning from 40 - 90 it helps to remember that they go up in 10's, just like English.
40 - cuarenta
50 - cincuenta
60 - sesenta
70 - setenta
80 - ochenta
90 - noventa
With all of the above numbers you simply add one (y uno), two ( y dos) etc. For example
cincuenta y dos
cincuents y tres
cincuenta y cuatro
and so on until the number 99.