Los números

You might already know these numbers…. 0 cero 1 uno 2 dos 3 tres 4 cuatro 5 cinco 6 seis 7 siete 8 ocho 9 nueve 10 diez

I know you know them in order, but do you know them out of order too? 5 2 4 9 8 1 3 6 10 7

Next….the “teens”…. 11 once 12 doce 13 trece 14 catorce 15 quince

Now you are going to start to see a pattern… 16 to 19 and 21 to 29 can also be spelled as 3 words. For example, 16 in Spanish can be written: diez y seis (literally 10 and 6) or it can be written as one word, but is pronounced the same. dieciséis

17 diecisiete 18 dieciocho 19 diecinueve 20 veinte

21 veintiuno 22 veintidós 23 veintitrés 24 veinticuatro 25 veinticinco 26 veintiséis 27 veintisiete 28 veintiocho 29 veintinueve

Now the bigger numbers… 20 veinte 30 treinta 40 cuarenta 50 cincuenta 60 sesenta 70 setenta 80 ochenta 90 noventa

30 to 99 follow the three word rule. These are their steps….. Choose the number you want to begin with, i.e., cincuenta (50) Add the word “y” Finally add the smaller number i.e., seis (6) The result: cincuenta y seis (56)

Let’s practice…. 33 treinta y tres 58 cincuenta y ocho 76 setenta y seis 98 noventa y ocho

Now it’s your turn…. With the person next to you, write down three double digit numbers and have your partner try to tell you what they are in Spanish. Once they are finished, it is your turn to say their double digit numbers…..

Numbers above 100! Use ciento. Ciento is used for all numbers above 100. Try writing out a few in Spanish. 148 199 152 ciento cuarenta y ocho=148 ciento noventa y nueve=199 ciento cincuenta y dos=152