Spanish Numbers 1-100: How to Count in Spanish

Numbers 0 to 20

0

cero

SEH-roh

1

uno

OO-noh

2

dos

dohs

3

tres

trehs

4

cuatro

KWAH-troh

5

cinco

SEEN-koh

6

seis

sayss

7

siete

SYEH-teh

8

ocho

OH-choh

9

nueve

NWEH-veh

10

diez

dyess

11

once

OHN-seh

12

doce

DOH-seh

13

trece

TREH-seh

14

catorce

kah-TOR-seh

15

quince

KEEN-seh

16

dieciséis

dyeh-see-SAYSS

Ten and six, welded into one word

17

diecisiete

dyeh-see-SYEH-teh

18

dieciocho

dyeh-SYOH-choh

19

diecinueve

dyeh-see-NWEH-veh

20

veinte

BAYN-teh

Counting by tens

10

diez

dyess

20

veinte

BAYN-teh

30

treinta

TRAYN-tah

40

cuarenta

kwah-REN-tah

50

cincuenta

seen-KWEN-tah

60

sesenta

seh-SEN-tah

70

setenta

seh-TEN-tah

80

ochenta

oh-CHEN-tah

90

noventa

noh-VEN-tah

100

cien

syen

Exactly 100. It becomes ciento in 101 and up

The twenties are one word, the rest are three

From 16 to 29, Spanish writes the number as a single word: dieciséis, veintiuno, veintinueve.

From 31 upward it splits into three words joined by y: treinta y uno, cuarenta y dos.

There is no y in the twenties. Veintiuno is correct, veinte y uno is not.

veintitrés23, one word
treinta y tres33, three words

21 to 30

21

veintiuno

bayn-tee-OO-noh

22

veintidós

bayn-tee-DOHS

Keeps its accent

23

veintitrés

bayn-tee-TREHS

24

veinticuatro

bayn-tee-KWAH-troh

25

veinticinco

bayn-tee-SEEN-koh

26

veintiséis

bayn-tee-SAYSS

27

veintisiete

bayn-tee-SYEH-teh

28

veintiocho

bayn-TYOH-choh

29

veintinueve

bayn-tee-NWEH-veh

30

treinta

TRAYN-tah

31 to 40

31

treinta y uno

TRAYN-tah ee OO-noh

32

treinta y dos

TRAYN-tah ee dohs

33

treinta y tres

TRAYN-tah ee trehs

34

treinta y cuatro

TRAYN-tah ee KWAH-troh

35

treinta y cinco

TRAYN-tah ee SEEN-koh

36

treinta y seis

TRAYN-tah ee sayss

37

treinta y siete

TRAYN-tah ee SYEH-teh

38

treinta y ocho

TRAYN-tah ee OH-choh

39

treinta y nueve

TRAYN-tah ee NWEH-veh

40

cuarenta

kwah-REN-tah

41 to 50

41

cuarenta y uno

kwah-REN-tah ee OO-noh

42

cuarenta y dos

kwah-REN-tah ee dohs

43

cuarenta y tres

kwah-REN-tah ee trehs

44

cuarenta y cuatro

kwah-REN-tah ee KWAH-troh

45

cuarenta y cinco

kwah-REN-tah ee SEEN-koh

46

cuarenta y seis

kwah-REN-tah ee sayss

47

cuarenta y siete

kwah-REN-tah ee SYEH-teh

48

cuarenta y ocho

kwah-REN-tah ee OH-choh

49

cuarenta y nueve

kwah-REN-tah ee NWEH-veh

50

cincuenta

seen-KWEN-tah

51 to 60

51

cincuenta y uno

seen-KWEN-tah ee OO-noh

52

cincuenta y dos

seen-KWEN-tah ee dohs

53

cincuenta y tres

seen-KWEN-tah ee trehs

54

cincuenta y cuatro

seen-KWEN-tah ee KWAH-troh

55

cincuenta y cinco

seen-KWEN-tah ee SEEN-koh

56

cincuenta y seis

seen-KWEN-tah ee sayss

57

cincuenta y siete

seen-KWEN-tah ee SYEH-teh

58

cincuenta y ocho

seen-KWEN-tah ee OH-choh

59

cincuenta y nueve

seen-KWEN-tah ee NWEH-veh

60

sesenta

seh-SEN-tah

61 to 70

61

sesenta y uno

seh-SEN-tah ee OO-noh

62

sesenta y dos

seh-SEN-tah ee dohs

63

sesenta y tres

seh-SEN-tah ee trehs

64

sesenta y cuatro

seh-SEN-tah ee KWAH-troh

65

sesenta y cinco

seh-SEN-tah ee SEEN-koh

66

sesenta y seis

seh-SEN-tah ee sayss

67

sesenta y siete

seh-SEN-tah ee SYEH-teh

68

sesenta y ocho

seh-SEN-tah ee OH-choh

69

sesenta y nueve

seh-SEN-tah ee NWEH-veh

70

setenta

seh-TEN-tah

71 to 80

71

setenta y uno

seh-TEN-tah ee OO-noh

72

setenta y dos

seh-TEN-tah ee dohs

73

setenta y tres

seh-TEN-tah ee trehs

74

setenta y cuatro

seh-TEN-tah ee KWAH-troh

75

setenta y cinco

seh-TEN-tah ee SEEN-koh

76

setenta y seis

seh-TEN-tah ee sayss

77

setenta y siete

seh-TEN-tah ee SYEH-teh

78

setenta y ocho

seh-TEN-tah ee OH-choh

79

setenta y nueve

seh-TEN-tah ee NWEH-veh

80

ochenta

oh-CHEN-tah

81 to 90

81

ochenta y uno

oh-CHEN-tah ee OO-noh

82

ochenta y dos

oh-CHEN-tah ee dohs

83

ochenta y tres

oh-CHEN-tah ee trehs

84

ochenta y cuatro

oh-CHEN-tah ee KWAH-troh

85

ochenta y cinco

oh-CHEN-tah ee SEEN-koh

86

ochenta y seis

oh-CHEN-tah ee sayss

87

ochenta y siete

oh-CHEN-tah ee SYEH-teh

88

ochenta y ocho

oh-CHEN-tah ee OH-choh

89

ochenta y nueve

oh-CHEN-tah ee NWEH-veh

90

noventa

noh-VEN-tah

91 to 100

91

noventa y uno

noh-VEN-tah ee OO-noh

92

noventa y dos

noh-VEN-tah ee dohs

93

noventa y tres

noh-VEN-tah ee trehs

94

noventa y cuatro

noh-VEN-tah ee KWAH-troh

95

noventa y cinco

noh-VEN-tah ee SEEN-koh

96

noventa y seis

noh-VEN-tah ee sayss

97

noventa y siete

noh-VEN-tah ee SYEH-teh

98

noventa y ocho

noh-VEN-tah ee OH-choh

99

noventa y nueve

noh-VEN-tah ee NWEH-veh

100

cien

syen

Exactly 100. It becomes ciento in 101 and up

Beyond 100

Hundreds have their own words and agree in gender: doscientos libros but doscientas casas. Five hundred, seven hundred and nine hundred are irregular: quinientos, setecientos, novecientos.

Cien is exactly 100. Add anything and it becomes ciento: ciento uno, ciento cincuenta. There is no y between the hundred and the ten, only between the ten and the unit.

Mil never takes a plural s when counting: dos mil, diez mil, cien mil. Millón does behave like a noun, so it pluralises and takes de: dos millones de personas.

Hundreds, thousands and beyond

101

ciento uno

SYEN-toh OO-noh

cien becomes ciento before another number

200

doscientos

dohs-SYEN-tohs

500

quinientos

kee-NYEN-tohs

Irregular: not cincocientos

1000

mil

meel

2000

dos mil

dohs meel

mil never takes a plural s

10000

diez mil

dyess meel

1000000

un millón

oon mee-YOHN

Millón takes de before a noun: un millón de personas

Two common mistakes

Uno drops its o in front of a masculine noun: un libro, one book. Before a feminine noun it becomes una: una mesa. The same happens inside compounds, so twenty-one books is veintiún libros.

In Spain, c before e or i and the letter z are said like the th in think, so cinco sounds closer to THEEN-koh. Across Latin America it is a plain s. The respellings here use the Latin American sound, which is what most learners hear first.

Spanish Numbers 1-100