Last Updated on June 13, 2026 by I Love Spanish Club
Numbers are one of the first things you should learn in Spanish — and one of the most useful! You’ll need them for shopping, telling the time, giving your phone number, talking about prices, and so much more. The great news is that Spanish numbers follow a very logical pattern, so once you learn the basics, you can count to a million! ¡Vamos a contar!
🔢 Why Learn Numbers in Spanish?
Knowing your numbers in Spanish will help you in dozens of everyday situations: shopping — understanding prices, asking for quantities, reading receipts; travel — booking hotels, catching buses, reading timetables; socializing — giving your phone number, talking about ages and dates; work — discussing figures, quantities and statistics; and of course, telling the time — you need numbers to say what time it is.
1️⃣ Numbers 1–30 in Spanish
Start here — these are the essential numbers every beginner needs to memorize:
| Number | Spanish | Number | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uno | 16 | Dieciséis |
| 2 | Dos | 17 | Diecisiete |
| 3 | Tres | 18 | Dieciocho |
| 4 | Cuatro | 19 | Diecinueve |
| 5 | Cinco | 20 | Veinte |
| 6 | Seis | 21 | Veintiuno |
| 7 | Siete | 22 | Veintidós |
| 8 | Ocho | 23 | Veintitrés |
| 9 | Nueve | 24 | Veinticuatro |
| 10 | Diez | 25 | Veinticinco |
| 11 | Once | 26 | Veintiséis |
| 12 | Doce | 27 | Veintisiete |
| 13 | Trece | 28 | Veintiocho |
| 14 | Catorce | 29 | Veintinueve |
| 15 | Quince | 30 | Treinta |
💡 Pattern tip: Notice that 16–19 are written as one word in Spanish (dieciséis, diecisiete…) — they come from “diez y seis” (ten and six) merged together. The same happens with 21–29 (veintiuno, veintidós…) from “veinte y uno.”
🔟 Tens: 30–100
From 30 onwards the pattern is simple — just combine the ten with “y” (and) + the unit:
| Number | Spanish | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Treinta | Treinta y uno (31) |
| 40 | Cuarenta | Cuarenta y dos (42) |
| 50 | Cincuenta | Cincuenta y tres (53) |
| 60 | Sesenta | Sesenta y cuatro (64) |
| 70 | Setenta | Setenta y cinco (75) |
| 80 | Ochenta | Ochenta y seis (86) |
| 90 | Noventa | Noventa y siete (97) |
| 100 | Cien | Cien exacto (100) |
✅ The formula from 31 to 99: Ten + y + unit = any number! Examples: treinta y uno (31) / cuarenta y cinco (45) / setenta y ocho (78)
💯 Hundreds: 100–1,000
Hundreds in Spanish are very logical too — just combine the hundred with the rest:
| Number | Spanish |
|---|---|
| 100 | Cien (exact) / Ciento (+ more) |
| 101 | Ciento uno |
| 200 | Doscientos |
| 300 | Trescientos |
| 400 | Cuatrocientos |
| 500 | Quinientos |
| 600 | Seiscientos |
| 700 | Setecientos |
| 800 | Ochocientos |
| 900 | Novecientos |
| 1,000 | Mil |
💡 Important: Use cien for exactly 100, but ciento when followed by more numbers. So “100” = cien, but “101” = ciento uno, “150” = ciento cincuenta.
🔢 Thousands & Millions
| 1,000 | Mil |
| 1,001 | Mil uno |
| 2,000 | Dos mil |
| 10,000 | Diez mil |
| 78,000 | Setenta y ocho mil |
| 100,000 | Cien mil |
| 1,000,000 | Un millón |
| 2,000,000 | Dos millones |
💡 Key rule: Millón is singular (un millón) but becomes millones in plural (dos millones, tres millones…). It’s the only number that changes like this!
💬 Numbers in Real Life — Example Sentences
| Tengo treinta y dos años. | I am thirty-two years old. |
| El vuelo sale a las quince y cuarenta. | The flight leaves at 15:40. |
| El precio es noventa y nueve dólares. | The price is ninety-nine dollars. |
| Necesito doscientos gramos de queso. | I need two hundred grams of cheese. |
| Mi número de teléfono es tres, dos, uno… | My phone number is three, two, one… |
| Hay más de un millón de hablantes de español en Estados Unidos. | There are more than one million Spanish speakers in the United States. |
Numbers come up in nearly every conversation — prices, ages, phone numbers, dates. The best way to make them feel automatic is to practice saying them out loud with a real person. A native tutor on Italki can drill numbers with you in fun, practical ways — counting objects, exchanging contact info, negotiating prices — until they become second nature.
🎯 Quick Quiz
How do you say these numbers in Spanish?
- 47
- 83
- 256
- 1,500
- 3,000,000
✅ Show Answers
- Cuarenta y siete
- Ochenta y tres
- Doscientos cincuenta y seis
- Mil quinientos
- Tres millones
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
When do I use “cien” vs “ciento”?
Cien is used for exactly 100, or before mil and millones (cien mil, cien millones). Ciento is used for 101-199 (ciento uno, ciento veinte). Think of cien as the “round number” form and ciento as the “with extra” form.
Why is “veintiuno” one word but “treinta y uno” two words?
Numbers 16-29 are traditionally written as single words in Spanish (a contraction of “diez y seis,” “veinte y uno,” etc.). From 31 onwards, the “y” stays as a separate word: treinta y uno, cuarenta y dos, etc. This is just a spelling convention that became standardized over time.
How do I say my phone number in Spanish?
Most Spanish speakers say phone numbers digit by digit, or sometimes in pairs: tres-dos-uno, cuatro-cinco (3-2-1, 4-5) or treinta y dos, catorce, cinco (32, 14, 5). Both styles are common — listening to how a native speaker on LingoPie gives out a phone number in a show is a great way to pick up the natural rhythm.