Numbers in Spanish

Spanish numbers belong to an Indo-Arabic based decimal system, although the history of the number system is much more ancient. The Babylonians used cuneiform writing as observed in the Code of Hammurabi (Babylonian law code) and the Egyptians used hieroglyphs symbols to represent numbers.

In Spain, for many centuries the Roman numeration system dominated. In the 8th century, Leonardo de Pisa, who had traveled through the

Middle East, introduced the Indo-Arabic system to Europe. In Spain, this numeration system appeared in manuscripts as early as 976 AD. Towards the year 1500, the system was already in place and used clearly in mathematical texts.

With the expanding European empires, the number system spread throughout the West, substituting local number systems such as those found in Latin America. One example of this was the very precise Mayan numerical system.

The Indo-Arabic numerical system is still used today and is the base of significant scientific development and universal mathematics.

One curiosity is the small difference between the Spanish numerical systems and the Anglo-Saxon one. In Spain a billón is one million millions, whereas in the Anglo-Saxon system, a billion is one thousand millions.

Spain: Un billón: 1.000.000.000.000
Anglo-Saxons: One billion: 1,000,000,000
Also opposite to the Anglo-Saxon system is the fact that in Spain the “.” symbol is used to separate thousands and “,” to indicate decimals.
3.537,52 € is equal to three thousand five hundred thirty-seven euros and fifty-two cents.

SPANISH NUMBERS 1-100

The Spanish numbers are not difficult to learn. Even when there are some exceptions in the way to form them, their construction follows rules that will allow students to learn them easily.

Here are the Spanish numbers:

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
21 - veintiuno
22 - veintidós
23 - veintitrés
24 - veinticuatro
25 - veinticinco
26 - veintiséis
27 - veintisiete
28 - veintiocho
29 - veintinueve
30 - treinta
31 - treinta y uno
32 - treinta y dos
33 - treinta y tres
40 - cuarenta
41 - cuarenta y uno
42 - cuarenta y dos
50 - cincuenta
60 - sesenta
70 - setenta
80 - ochenta
90 - noventa
100 - cien
101 - ciento uno
102 - ciento dos
110 - ciento diez
111 - ciento once
200 - doscientos
201 - doscientos uno
202 - doscientos dos
211 - doscientos once
276 - doscientos setenta y seis
300 - trescientos
400 - cuatrocientos
500 - quinientos
600 - seiscientos
700 - setecientos
800 - ochocientos
900 - novecientos
1.000 - mil
1.011 - mil once
1.111 - mil ciento once
2.000 - dos mil
3.000.003 - tres millones tres