Numbers from 0 to 100 in Spanish

Today you will be able to learn the numbers from 0 to 100 in Spanish. Numbers are very useful when developing other skills, such as telling time or quantifying several types of things.

Numbers from 0 to 100 in Spanish

As you know, cardinal numbers are used to count or to list. Let’s study first how to say numbers from 0 to 100 in Spanish and then you will learn how to use them with nouns.

From 0 to 10

Let’s first look at numbers from 0 to 10:

From 11 to 19

This next group of numbers contains a few unique words (11-15), so you’ll have to memorize them. Let’s see what they are:

The rest, 16-19, are really just a combination of 10 with a minor spelling change. The final letter –z changes to –ci– together with the single digit number.

For example, diez (10) + siete (7) = diecisiete (17).

From 20 to 100

Now, it’s time for the numbers from 20 to 100. First learn the multiples of ten and then the rest of numbers, as they follow a very similar pattern:

To form the missing numbers (numbers within each multiple of 10) – 31, 42, 64, 99, etc. – in Spanish you simply add y plus the numbers 1 through 9.

For example, cuarenta (40) + nueve (9) = cuarenta y nueve (49).

They all follow the same structure except for veinte – the numbers in the 20s are written together as one word, with the y changed into an –i– (just as the case was with the numbers from 16-19).

Numbers with Nouns

Now that you know the numbers from 0 to 100 in Spanish, let’s see how to use them with nouns. The first thing to remember is that numbers are always used before the noun.

Number 1 with Nouns

Uno is used for the number 1 only when you’re counting. If you use it with a noun, then you’ll do the following:

• use un with a masculine noun
• use una with a feminine noun

This same rule also applies to other numbers that end with uno such as veintiuno (21), cincuenta y uno (51), etc.

Exercises

Let’s practice numbers from 0 to 100 in Spanish. Then you’ll be able to practice numbers from 100 to 1000 and numbers over 1000.