Learning how to count in Spanish is a basic yet very important skill to any Spanish language learner, using it you can tell the hour, and your age, understand the cost of something or even tell how long you’re staying in a certain place.
So in this post, you will learn how to count from 0 to 20 in Spanish and then learn how to say numbers until 1 Billion! yes, you read it right.
Counting From 0 To 20 In Spanish
| Number | Spanish |
| 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 |
| 17 | diecisiete |
| 18 | dieciocho |
| 19 | diecinueve |
| 20 | veinte |
While counting anything “one” have two versions (un/una) that agree with the genders of the things that are counted, e.g:
One boy – un chico
One girl – una chica
Un/una can also mean “a”, for example: a boy / un chico
Multiples Of 10
| Number | Spanish |
| 10 | diez |
| 20 | veinte |
| 30 | treinta |
| 40 | cuarenta |
| 50 | cincuenta |
| 60 | sesenta |
| 70 | setenta |
| 80 | ochenta |
| 90 | noventa |
“Cien” vs “Ciento”
We use “cien” to say “one hundred” of something (EXACTLY ONE HUNDRED) if you’d like to say 100 followed by any other number, you would instead use “ciento“:
100 – cien
101 – cento uno
102 – ciento dos
154 – ciento cincuenta y cuatro
Hundreds And Beyond
| Number | Spanish |
| 100 | cien |
| 200 | doscientos |
| 300 | trescientos |
| 400 | cuatrocientos |
| 500 | quinientos |
| 600 | seiscientos |
| 700 | setecientos |
| 800 | ochocientos |
| 900 | novecientos |
Counting From 1000 To 9000
In the following list, you will notice that “mil” (one thousand) doesn’t change in the plural form (e.g. 2000 dos mil), while “millón” does change (e.g. 2000000 dos millones)
| Number | Spanish |
| 1000 | mil |
| 2000 | dos mil |
| 3000 | tres mil |
| 4000 | cuatro mil |
| 5000 | cinco mil |
| 6000 | seis mil |
| 7000 | siete mil |
| 8000 | ocho mil |
| 9000 | nueve mil |
Let’s see some big numbers:
| Number | Spanish |
| 10000 | diez mil |
| 20000 | veinte mil |
| 30000 | treinta mil |
| 40000 | cuarenta mil |
| 100000 | cien mil |
| 200000 | doscientos mil |
| 500000 | quinientos mil |
| 1.000.000 | un millón |
| 2.000.000 | dos millones |
| 1.000.000.000 | billón |
| 5682 | cinco mil ochenta y dos |
| 2022 | dos mil veinte dos |
| 2006 | dos mil seis |
| 6400 | seis mil cuatrocientos |
That was our lesson on how to count in Spanish, try to practice as much as possible to get used to it.
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Happy learning!