![]() ![]() So, if the number is coming before a masculine singular noun, then you will use un. It will almost entirely depend on the noun you are describing. Knowing when to say un, uno, or una can be tricky. *** “O” means “or” – mil millones or un millardo “One” in Spanish: Un, Una, Unos, or Unas? Instead of saying “one thousand billions”, they say “one million billions”. This means they use the term mil millones or un millardo to describe the word billions. Unlike how Americans say “one thousand millions”, in Spanish speaking countries they say “one million millions”. If you want to say counting or I am counting, then you will use the term contando, or estoy contando. If you prefer to listen to the pronunciations for numbers 1-1000 in Spanish, be sure to play the video below a few times! How to Say “Counting” in Spanish To form the basis for numbers 100 (cien) to 199, you will see the Spanish term Ciento.įor example: 157 is ciento cincuenta y siete and 178 is ciento setenta y ochoįrom there, you would move onto one thousand ( mil), two thousand ( dos mil), three thousand ( tres mil), and so forth.ģ33 in Spanish is trescientos treinta y tresĤ67 in Spanish is cuatrocientos sesenta y sieteĨ52 in Spanish is ochocientos cincuenta y dos Keep in mind that depending on the noun you are describing, you may need to use either their masculine or feminine forms.įor example: 500 animals is quinien tos animales but 500 people is quinien tas personas. Once you have mastered this, you can move on to forming more specific numbers. Just like how we practiced counting by the tens place previously, now we’re going to practice counting by the hundredths place. ![]() If you feel confident in your recall and pronunciations, let’s continue. Seriously, this is a big deal so don’t undermine your accomplishments. Numbers 1-1000 in SpanishĬONGRATS!! You’re moving on from counting the numbers 1-100 in Spanish to 1-1000. For numbers 1-29, you’ll need to memorize the specific Spanish words for each number. So, if I want to say 35, I would say treinta y cinco which translates to “thirty and five.” Similarly, to say 47, I would say cuarenta y siete which translates to “forty and seven.” Now, for numbers 20-29, you’ll need to memorize the words since they look slightly different than 30-39, 40-49, and so forth.įor the rest of the numbers 30-100, you’ll simply take the word from the tens placeand add y plus the number you want to achieve. This will make learning the numbers far easier since the numbers in between will remain unchanged (i.e. Kelly Saux on Learning Spanish for Cultural and Professional Growth | Anthony DiabĮnter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Again, if you prefer to listen to pronunciations, check out this helpful video! Numbers 1-100 in Spanishīefore we jump into teaching you every number from 1-100 in Spanish, let’s learn to count by tens.Spanglish Service on The CXC Spanish Examination 2014 (CSEC and CAPE) – How to prepare for and ace your Spanish exam Sitaramandasaradha Ram on Ask someone out in Spanish!.Brandon and Mike on Moving to China – Tips, Must-dos, Learning Mandarin and more!.Anusuya Mitra on Moving to China – Tips, Must-dos, Learning Mandarin and more!.5 things you should know before planning for DELE.Learn English on your Phone! Download English App for free on the Play Store.5 reasons to choose an app for learning English.In the next post, we will learn how to form numbers between 200-999. So the pattern is: From 101 till 130: ciento + tens digit + ones digitįrom 131 till 199: ciento + tens digit + y + ones digit Note that in this case as well, ‘y’ is not used before ‘treinta’ or the tens place For all numbers starting from 131, we use ‘y’ to separate the digit at the ones place (eg: 132 = ciento treinta y dos).‘y’ is not used to separate numbers from from 101 till 130 (eg: 119 = ciento diecinueve not ciento y diecinueve).Let us look at some examplesġ01 = ciento uno ( 100 ( ciento) + 1 ( uno) )ġ11 = ciento once ( 100 ( ciento) + 11 ( once) )ġ20 = ciento veinte ( 100 ( ciento) + 20 ( veinte) )ġ27 = ciento veintisiete ( 100 ( ciento) + 27 ( veintisiete) )ġ31 = ciento treinta y uno ( 100 ( ciento) + 30 ( treinta) + y + 1 ( uno) )ġ56 = ciento cincuenta y seis ( 100 ( ciento) + 50 ( cincuenta) + y + 6 ( seis) )ġ99 = ciento noventa y nueve ( 100 ( ciento) + 90 ( noventa) + y + 9 ( nueve) ) Note: When used to indicate exactly 100 of something, ‘ciento’ gets shortened to ‘cien’.īut when we use 100 to form larger numbers, we use ‘ciento’. Today we will learn how to form numbers between 100 and 200 Numbers 100 to 200 in Spanish ![]() Through a series of 3 posts, we will learn how to form large numbers in Spanish. A recap of the lesson is embedded at the end of this post. We learned cardinal numbers upto 99 in lesson 16 on CultureAlley. ![]()
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