Numbers are an essential part of everyday communication. They are used when talking about prices, time, age, addresses, and many other common situations. In this module, you will learn how to count from 1 to 100 in Spanish, recognize number patterns, and use numbers in simple sentences.
These numbers must mostly be memorized because they do not follow a predictable pattern.
Numbers 1–10
uno – one
dos – two
tres – three
cuatro – four
cinco – five
seis – six
siete – seven
ocho – eight
nueve – nine
diez – ten
Numbers 11–20
once – eleven
doce – twelve
trece – thirteen
catorce – fourteen
quince – fifteen
dieciséis – sixteen
diecisiete – seventeen
dieciocho – eighteen
diecinueve – nineteen
veinte – twenty
Example Sentences
Tengo veinte años. – I am twenty years old.
Hay quince estudiantes en la clase. – There are fifteen students in the class.
Compré diez manzanas. – I bought ten apples.
La reunión es a las once. – The meeting is at eleven.
El niño tiene siete juguetes. – The child has seven toys.
From 21 to 29, Spanish combines veinte with another number.
veintiuno – twenty-one
veintidós – twenty-two
veintitrés – twenty-three
veinticuatro – twenty-four
veinticinco – twenty-five
veintiséis – twenty-six
veintisiete – twenty-seven
veintiocho – twenty-eight
veintinueve – twenty-nine
treinta – thirty
Example Sentences
Tengo veinticinco años. – I am twenty-five years old.
La cuenta es veintidós dólares. – The bill is twenty-two dollars.
Hay veintisiete casas en la calle. – There are twenty-seven houses on the street.
El autobús llega a las veintitrés horas. – The bus arrives at twenty-three hours.
Compré veintinueve libros. – I bought twenty-nine books.
Starting at 31, Spanish uses a simple pattern:
tens + y + number
treinta y uno – thirty-one
cuarenta – forty
cincuenta – fifty
sesenta – sixty
setenta – seventy
ochenta – eighty
noventa – ninety
Examples of combined numbers:
cuarenta y cinco – forty-five
cincuenta y tres – fifty-three
setenta y ocho – seventy-eight
noventa y uno – ninety-one
Example Sentences
La tienda tiene cuarenta y cinco productos. – The store has forty-five products.
El edificio tiene cincuenta pisos. – The building has fifty floors.
Hay setenta personas en el evento. – There are seventy people at the event.
El hotel tiene ochenta habitaciones. – The hotel has eighty rooms.
La carretera mide noventa kilómetros. – The road measures ninety kilometers.
The number 100 has a special form.
cien – one hundred (used when the number stands alone)
When it is followed by another number, Spanish uses:
ciento
Examples:
ciento uno – 101
ciento veinte – 120
Example Sentences
El edificio tiene cien ventanas. – The building has one hundred windows.
La clase tiene cien estudiantes. – The class has one hundred students.
Compré cien flores. – I bought one hundred flowers.
El libro cuesta cien dólares. – The book costs one hundred dollars.
Hay cien árboles en el parque. – There are one hundred trees in the park.
Numbers are used constantly in everyday Spanish for talking about age, prices, time, addresses, and quantities. In this module, you learned how to count from 1 to 100, recognize number patterns, and form larger numbers by combining tens and units. Mastering these numbers will help you understand prices, schedules, and many real-life conversations in Spanish.