Similar Subjects:
Numbers in Spanish
Months and Days in Spanish
Seasons and Weather in Spanish
Subject Exercises:
Numbers in Spanish Kids PDF
Also See:
Spanish for Beginners
Spanish for Kids PDF
Cardinal Numbers
0 – cero
1 – uno
2 – dos
3 – tres
4 – cuatro
5 – cinco
6 – seis
7 – siete
8 – ocho
9 – nueve
10 – diez
11 – once
12 – doce
13 – trece
14 – catorce
15 – quince
16 – dieciséis, diez y seis
17 – diecisiete, diez y siete
18 – dieciocho, diez y ocho
19 – diecinueve, diez y nueve
20 – veinte
21 – veintiuno, veinte y uno
22 – veintidós, veinte y dos
23 – veintitres, veinte y trés
24 – veinticuatro, veinte y cuatro
25 – veinticinco, veinte y cinco
26 – veintiséis, veinte y seis
27 – veintisiete, veinte y siete
28 – veintiocho, veinte y ocho
29 – ventinueve, veinte y nueve
30 – treinta
Note:
When using the number one in a masculine noun, the number one (uno) changes to un.
- Un carro not uno carro (car)
- Un chico not uno chico (boy)
Note:
When using the number one in a feminine noun, the number one (uno) changes to una.
- Una chica not uno chica (girl)
- Una casa not uno casa (house)
Ordinal Numbers
The ordinal numbers in Spanish (Los números ordinales en español) are used to assign a place and can be used as adjectives and pronouns.
1- Primero (a) – First
2- Segundo (a) – Second
3- Tercero (a) – Third
4- Cuarto (a) – Fourth
5- Quinto (a) – Fifth
6- Sexto (a) – Sixth
7- Séptimo (a) – Seventh
8- Octavo (a) – Eighth
9- Noveno (a) – Ninth
10- Décimo (a) – Tenth
11- Undécimo (a) – Eleventh
12- Duodécimo (a) – Twelfth
13- Decimotercero (a) – Thirteenth
14- Decimocuarto (a) – Fourteenth
15- Decimoquinto (a) -Fifteenth
20- Vigésimo (a) – Twentieth
21- Vigésimo primero (a) – Twenty first
30- Trigésimo (a) – Thirtieth
31- Trigésimo primero (a) – Thirty-first
40- Cuadragésimo (a) – Fortieth
50- Quincuagésimo (a) – Fiftieth
60- Sexagésimo (a) – Sixtieth
70- Septuagésimo (a) – Seventieth
80- Octogésimo (a) – Eightieth
90- Nonagésimo (a) – Ninetieth
100- Centésimo (a) – Hundredth
Ordinal Numbers as Adjectives and Nouns
Examples:
Isabela es la cuarta.
Isabela is the fourth (one).
Es la tercera vez que vengo aquí.
It is the third time I have come here.
El segundo día, fuimos al parque.
The second day we went to the park.
- When using primero and tercero as adjectives and are precede by a masculine noun, they drop the -o
Examples:
Andre y Daniel viven en el primer piso.
Andre and Daniel live on the first floor.
El restaurante está en el tercer piso del hotel.
The restaurant is on the third floor of the hotel.
El primer lugar, Laura lo ganó.
The first place, Laura won it.
Numbers as Fractions Used as Adjectives, Articles and Nouns in Spanish
- Medio, mitad = Half (½)
- Un tercio, la tercera parte = One third, the third part (⅓)
- Un cuarto, cuarta parte = Quarter, fourth part (¼)
- Tres cuartos, tres cuartas partes = three quarters (¾)
- Dos tercios, dos terceras partes = two-thirds (⅔)
- Medio is an adjective which agrees in gender with the noun that follows it. Medio also has a feminine form, media, but it can be used only with singular nouns.
Examples:
Ayer me comí medio sándwich de almuerzo.
Yesterday I had half a sandwich for lunch.
Hay media naranja en la mesa.
There’s half an orange on the table.
- Using an article + an ordinal number (fraction)
Examples:
La tercera parte de la población no votó por el presidente.
A third (the third part) of the population did not vote for the president.
Una cuarta parte de los estudiantes pasó la prueba de química.
A quarter of the students passed the chemistry test.
- Fractions as masculine nouns
Example:
Dos tercios de los demócratas votaron a favor de la propuesta.
Two-thirds of Democrats voted in favor of the proposal.
