Los números

1. The Numbers 101–3,000,000

2. we simply start with
the numbers two, three, four, etc. . . .
The Multiples of One Hundred
We already know that one hundred is . . .
cien
To form the multiples of one hundred,
dos
tres
and add cientos
cientos
cientos
cuatrocientos
cinco
Five hundred, seven
hundred and nine
hundred are exceptions.
We don’t say
cincocientos, but
rather . . .quinientos*
100
200
300
400
500

3. The Multiples of One Hundred
seis
ocho
cientos
cientos
siete
We don’t say
sietecientos, but
rather . . .setecientos*
nueve
We don’t say
nuevecientos, but
rather . . .novecientos*
mil
600
700
800
900
1000 Notice that we simply say
“thousand,” not “one thousand.”
(mil, not un mil)

4. 100
101
cien
ciento uno
cien = 100 even
110 ciento diez
ciento quince, etc.115
cien > ciento
with any number
over 100 even
Notice that “y” (and) is
not used between the
hundreds’ and tens’
places.
The Larger Numbers

5. ciento treinta y uno
ciento cincuenta y siete
131
157
The Larger Numbers
“Y” is used, however, between the
tens’ and ones’ places when there is a
digit other than 0 in the tens’ place.

6. 248
591
888
doscientos cuarenta y
ocho
quinientos noventa y
uno
ochocientos ochenta y
ocho
The Larger Numbers
See if you can write and say the following
numbers in Spanish.

7. dos mil
siete mil
veinte mil
cien mil
quinientos mil
The Multiples of One Thousand
mil1000
2000
7000
20.000
100.000
500.000
The multiples of one thousand are formed simply by the
counting numbers two, three, seven, etc. plus mil. Mil is
invariable when used for counting.
(Remember, one thousand is just mil.)
Notice that a decimal point is used with large numbers
instead of a comma as in English.

8. 1492 fourteen hundred
ninety-two
The Larger Numbers
With one thousand and its multiples in combination with
hundreds, we must spell and read the number starting with
the number of thousands and then the number of hundreds,
since there is no way in Spanish to say fourteen hundred,
thirty-five hundred, etc.
mil cuatrocientos
noventa y dos
(one thousand four
hundred ninety-two)
In English we can say:
In Spanish we must say:

9. 1810
2525
mil ochocientos diez
dos mil quinientos
veinticinco
1789 mil setecientos
ochenta y nueve
3008 tres mil ocho
The Larger Numbers–some practice

10. 1984
1111
mil novecientos
ochenta y cuatro
mil ciento once
2001 dos mil uno
9090 nueve mil noventa
1100 mil cien
The Larger Numbers–some practice

11. 999.999
1.000.000
2.000.000
3.000.000
novecientos noventa y
nueve mil novecientos
noventa y nueve
un millón
dos millones
tres millones
As opposed to one thousand, one million is expressed with
the indefinite article un.
Multiples of one million are expressed with the counting
number and the plural form millones. Notice that the plural
form loses the written accent.
The Larger Numbers

12. uno
dos
tres
cuatro
veinte
cuarenta
cien
doscientos
quinientos
mil
tres mil
un millón
cien millones
etc.
Counting numbers are always
invariable

13. 1
2
the multiples of one hundred
un, una
But some numbers agree in gender
when used as adjectives
740.361 libros
setecientos cuarenta mil trescientos
sesenta y un libros
740.361 plumas
setecientas cuarenta mil trescientas
sesenta y una plumas

14. The numbers as adjectives
millón, millones + de before a
noun
BUT only with round numbers.
87.000.000 libros
ochenta y siete millones de libros
BUT . . . 87.000.022 libros
Millón and millones are followed by de when used
with a noun.
ochenta y siete millones veintidós libros

15. FIN