Learn to count in Spanish, lesson 5

Hola! This is the final lesson on numbers! I will show you how to say the numbers in the hundreds, the thousands, and how to say the millions (don't worry, you won't be counting so much!)

Let's get right to it! It's quite a lot of information, but hopefully it's really simple and you won't have trouble understanding, as long as you've read the previous lessons. If you haven't read them, I encourage you to go read them! If you have read them, you may want to refresh your memory. You can read the previous lessons on how to count in Spanish here, here, here, and here.

The pronunciations, as always, will be in parenthesis.

If you have any doubt about Spanish pronunciation, I have a page dedicated to it with three tables I prepared to help you. You can access it by clicking the link above. You can also click here.

First let's start with the hundreds:

100- (see-ehn) Cien

200- (Doh-see-ehn-tohs) Doscientos

300- (treh-see-ehn-tohs) Trescientos

400- (coo-ah-troh-see-ehn-tohs) Cuatrocientos

500- (kee-nee-ehn-tohs) Quinientos

600- (seh-ee-see-ehn-tohs) Seiscientos

700- (seh-teh-see-ehn-tohs) Setecientos

800- (oh-cho-see-ehn-tohs) Ochocientos

900- (noh-veh-see-ehn-tohs) Novecientos

Most of these numbers end in the word 'cientos'. It's pretty easy to remember once you make this connection. To create bigger numbers, for the numbers in the hundreds it's a special case, but for the rest, the numbers are constructed in the same form.

To count in the hundreds, you need to add the word 'ciento' before the numbers. I'll show you a few, and you will be able to construct any quantity:

101- ciento uno (see-ehn-toh oo-noh)

102- ciento dos (see-ehn-toh dohs)

103- ciento tres (see-ehn-toh trehs)

120- ciento veinte (see-ehn-toh veh-een-teh)

125- ciento veinticinco (see-ehn-toh veh-een-tee-seen-coh)

198- ciento noventa y ocho (see-ehn-toh noh-vehn-tah ee oh-cho)

For the rest of the quantities in the hundreds, simply add the number. Like this:

501- quinientos uno

605- seiscientos cuatro

915- novecientos quince

772- setecientos setenta y dos

Next, the thousands. It's a really simple construct, so I'll show you a few, and with those, you will be able to say the rest:

1,000- Mil (meel)

2,000- Dos mil (dohs meel)

5,000- Cinco mil (seen-coh meel)

7,000- Siete mil (see-eh-teh meel)

12,000- Doce mil (doh-seh meel)

90,000- Noventa mil (noh-vehn-tah meel)

800,000- Ochocientos mil (oh-cho-see-ehn-tohs meel)

As you noticed, simply add the number to the word 'mil' in order to say quantities in the thousands. And to make other quantities with them, it's the same as with the hundreds; simply add the numbers. For example:

1,250- mil doscientos cincuenta

3,500- tres mil quinientos

2,005- dos mil cinco

17,026- diecisiete mil veintiséis

111,002 - ciento once mil dos

Finally, the millions! The word for million is millón (mee-john)

It's the same construct as the thousands; simply add the the number to the word millón but you have to make it plural from the number two and beyond; in plural, it becomes millones (mee-joh-nehs)

1,000,000- un millón (*As you can see, for one million, the word for the number one, uno, becomes un.)

2,000,000- dos millones

14,000,000- catorce millones

Like in the thousands, simply add the numbers in order to make bigger quantities:

1,500,000- Un millón quinientos mil

1,225,113- Un millón doscientos veinticinco mil ciento trece

That was quite a big number there!

But it really is simple; you can say any quantity once you know the basic numbers and the way to construct them. Practice saying the numbers, and reading big quantities. The more you practice, the easier it will become.

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This was the last lesson on how to say the numbers in Spanish! Of course there's more that can be said about numbers and quantities, so surely this isn't really the last you will be reading about numbers here. So hopefully now you have a better idea of how numbers work in Spanish, and hopefully I've helped you either with your class or your self-studies. I hope you have enjoyed this little series, and that you found it useful.

Any doubt, you can reach me in my Twitter page, or Facebook page. I will try to explain anything you need to know more about the numbers.

Until next time! :)

Learn to count in Spanish, lesson 1

Hello! And Welcome to Your Daily Pinch of Spanish. Since I'm still inaugurating this blog, I thought I'd do a series of beginner lessons, starting today with the numbers.

This will be the first of a short series, showing you the numbers from zero to ten. A simple little lesson of great value to you.

First of all, in Spanish, the word for 'number' is número, that is pronounced: noo-meh-roh. The accent over the letter 'u' just means that the strength in the word goes right there, in that first syllable. To say it in plural, just add an 's' at the end, números. 

Since the word ends in 'o', the appropriate article to use with it is 'el': el número. In plural, 'el' turns into 'los': los números.

Now, let's get started! The pronunciation for each number will be written in a parenthesis; the translation follows.

0 - (seh-roh) Cero

1 - (oo-noh) Uno

2 - (dohs) Dos

3 - (trehs) Tres

4 - (coo-ah-troh) Cuatro

5 - (sin-coh) Cinco

6 - (seh-ees) Seis

7 - (see-eh-teh) Siete

8 - (oh-cho) Ocho

9 - (noo-eh-ve) Nueve

10 - (dee-ehs) Diez

Here you have them, the números from zero to ten. I hope you have enjoyed this little lesson!

Read and repeat los números aloud, and today, whenever you need to use numbers, try replacing them with their Spanish pronunciation. Play with them, count, say your phone number in Spanish, etc.

Remember to have fun! :)

Up next, the numbers from eleven to nineteen.

Until Next time!

#5 Learn to count in Spanish lesson 2

Hello! And welcome to Your Daily Pinch of Spanish. Are you ready for another simple lesson?

I hope so! Here is the second little lesson on numbers. Today I bring you the numbers from 11 to 19.

To refresh your memory, the numbers from zero to ten go like this: cero, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez.

If you want to refresh on the pronunciation, just click here to see the previous lesson. I hope you've been using these números! Remember that the key to learn a new language is to be consistent in your practice, even if at first you really don't sound like the native speakers at all.

Now, the numbers from eleven to nineteen.

This set of numbers have something in common; from eleven to fifteen, and from sixteen to nineteen. I'll show you how easy it is.

First let's see the numbers from eleven to fifteen. As always, the pronunciation is presented in parenthesis:

11 - (ohn-seh) once

12 - (doh-seh) doce

13 - (treh-seh) trece

14 - (cah-tohr-seh) catorce

15 - (keen-seh) quince

Did you notice? From eleven to fifteen, all numbers end in 'ce'. It's really simple.

The numbers from sixteen to nineteen also have something in common with each other:

16 - (dee-eh-see-seh-ees) dieciséis

17 - (dee-eh-see-see-eh-teh) diecisiete

18 - (dee-eh-see-oh-cho) dieciocho

19 - (dee-eh-see-noo-eh-veh) diecinueve

As you can see, all you have to do is add the word 'dieci' to the numbers from sixteen to nineteen, and you have added a value of ten to that number. Super easy. In the case of sixteen, you also add an accent to the word seis.

Now you can count up to nineteen!

This is it for today, I hope you can find this little lesson useful.

We have now three more lessons on numbers to come, all simple, short, and fun. 

Until next time!

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