MMLS NOTE: Spanish Level 1

Numbers
Un and Uno (one) Uno and un are synonyms. Both of them refer to the number one, but un must be used before masculine words. Observe that un means one and a (the indefinite article). Study the examples below: Examples: Una Una means one and a (the indefinite article) and must be used along with feminine words. Study the examples: Examples: una casa one house / a house una mujer one woman / a woman una nia one girl / a girl un coche one car / a car un hombre one man / a man un nio one boy / a boy

Continue: Cardinal Numbers from 0 to 30 Numbers from 0 to 30 are written as one word. 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. diecisis 17. diecisiete 18. dieciocho 19. diecinueve 20. veinte 21. veintiuno 22. veintids 23. veintitrs 24. veinticuatro 25. veinticinco 26. veintisis 27. veintisiete

28. veintiocho 29. veintinueve 30. treinta

Cardinal Numbers from 31 to 99 From 31 to 99 you have to add y (which means "and") between the tens and the unities. Examples: 31. treinta y uno 32. treinta y dos 33. treinta y tres 34. treinta y cuatro 40. cuarenta 45. cuarenta y cinco 46. cuarenta y seis 50. cincuenta 52. cincuenta y dos 60. sesenta 67. sesenta y siete 70. setenta 78. setenta y ocho 80. ochenta 84. ochenta y cuatro 90. noventa

Hundreds It is not necessary to add y between hundreds and tens or hundreds and unities. Study the examples below. You just have to add y from 31 to 99 Example: 120. ciento veinte 235. doscientos treinta y cinco 367. trescientos sesenta y siete 456. cuatrocientos cincuenta y seis 567. quinientos sesenta y siente 654. seiscientos cincuenta y cuatro 722. setecientos veintids

802. ochocientos dos 978. novecientos setenta y ocho

Hundred Use the word cien for 100 and the word ciento for number from 101 to 199. Example: 100. cien 135. ciento treinta y cinco 167. ciento sesenta y siete 199. ciento noventa y nueve

Hundreds 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 have feminine and masculine forms in Spanish. They must agree in gender and number with the noun. Observe that when they are written in the masculine form they end in os, and when they are written in the feminine from they end in as

Number 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Masculine Doscientos Trescientos Cuatrocientos Quinientos Seiscientos Setecientos Ochocientos Novecientos

Feminine Doscientas Trescientas Cuatrocientas Quinientas Seiscientas Setecientas Ochocientas Novecientas

Compare: 200 men: doscientos hombres / 200 women: doscientas mujeres 330 cars: trescientos treinta coches / 330 houses: trescientas treinta casas. 467 boys: cuatrocientos sesenta y siete nios / 467 girls: cuatrocientas sesenta y siete nias Ordinal Numbers Ordinal numbers are used to express the position or order in a sequence. In English the ordinal numbers from 1 to 10 are: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth. See the equivalents in Spanish. Note that in Spanish the ordinal numbers have feminine and masculine forms.

Number First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Primero and Tercero

Masculine Primero Segundo Tercero Cuarto Quinto Sexto Sptimo Octavo Noveno Dcimo

Feminine Primera Segunda Tercera Cuarta Quinta Sexta Sptima Octava Novena Dcima

Before a masculine noun drop the last vowel o. Study the examples below: Examples: primer da first day

tercer da third day

Days of the month In Spanish the ordinal numbers are not used to express the days of the month. In some places people use the word primero just for the first day of the month and the cardinal numbers (dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis) for the other days.