The Numbers 101–3,000,000
The Multiples of One Hundred We already know that one hundred is . . . To form the multiples of one hundred, we simply start with the numbers two, three, four, etc. . . . and add cientos 100 cien 200 dos cientos Five hundred, seven hundred and nine hundred are exceptions. 300 tres cientos 400 cuatro cientos We don’t say cincocientos, but rather . . . 500 * quinientos cinco
The Multiples of One Hundred 600 seis cientos We don’t say sietecientos, but rather . . . 700 * siete setecientos 800 ocho cientos We don’t say nuevecientos, but rather . . . 900 * nueve novecientos 1000 mil Notice that we simply say “thousand,” not “one thousand.” (mil, not un mil)
The Larger Numbers cien 100 101 ciento uno 110 ciento diez 115 cien = 100 even cien > ciento with any number over 100 even cien 100 101 ciento uno Notice that “y” (and) is not used between the hundreds’ and tens’ places. 110 ciento diez 115 ciento quince, etc.
ciento cincuenta y siete The Larger Numbers “Y” is used, however, between the tens’ and ones’ places when there is a digit other than 0 in the tens’ place. 131 ciento treinta y uno 157 ciento cincuenta y siete
See if you can write and say the following numbers in Spanish. The Larger Numbers See if you can write and say the following numbers in Spanish. 248 doscientos cuarenta y ocho 591 quinientos noventa y uno 888 ochocientos ochenta y ocho
The Multiples of One Thousand The multiples of one thousand are formed simply by the counting numbers two, three, seven, etc. plus mil. Mil is invariable when used for counting. 1000 mil (Remember, one thousand is just mil.) 2000 dos mil 7000 siete mil 20.000 veinte mil 100.000 cien mil 500.000 quinientos mil Notice that a decimal point is used with large numbers instead of a comma as in English.
fourteen hundred ninety-two The Larger Numbers With one thousand and its multiples in combination with hundreds, we must spell and read the number starting with the number of thousands and then the number of hundreds, since there is no way in Spanish to say fourteen hundred, thirty-five hundred, etc. 1492 fourteen hundred ninety-two In English we can say: mil cuatrocientos noventa y dos In Spanish we must say: (one thousand four hundred ninety-two)
The Larger Numbers–some practice 1810 mil ochocientos diez 2525 dos mil quinientos veinticinco 1789 mil setecientos ochenta y nueve 3008 tres mil ocho
The Larger Numbers–some practice 1984 mil novecientos ochenta y cuatro 1100 mil cien 1111 mil ciento once 2001 dos mil uno 9090 nueve mil noventa
The Larger Numbers 999.999 novecientos noventa y nueve mil novecientos noventa y nueve As opposed to one thousand, one million is expressed with the indefinite article un. 1.000.000 un millón Multiples of one million are expressed with the counting number and the plural form millones. Notice that the plural form loses the written accent. 2.000.000 dos millones 3.000.000 tres millones
uno dos tres cuatro veinte cuarenta cien Counting numbers are always invariable uno dos tres cuatro veinte cuarenta cien doscientos quinientos mil tres mil un millón cien millones etc.
But some numbers agree in gender when used as adjectives 1 the multiples of one hundred 2 un, una 740.361 libros setecientos cuarenta mil trescientos sesenta y un libros 740.361 plumas setecientas cuarenta mil trescientas sesenta y una plumas
The numbers as adjectives Millón and millones are followed by de when used with a noun. + de before a noun millón, millones BUT only with round numbers. 87.000.000 libros ochenta y siete millones de libros BUT . . . 87.000.022 libros ochenta y siete millones veintidós libros
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