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Spanish Numbers

Learning the Spanish Numbers is very important, because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master, the closer you get to mastering the Spanish language. But first we need to know what's the role of Numbers in the structure of the grammar in Spanish.

Spanish cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:

English Numbers	Spanish Numbers
numbers	números
one	uno
two	dos
three	tres
four	cuatro
five	cinco
six	seis
seven	siete
eight	ocho
nine	nueve
ten	diez
eleven	once
twelve	doce
thirteen	trece
fourteen	catorce
fifteen	quince
sixteen	dieciséis
seventeen	diecisiete
eighteen	dieciocho
nineteen	diecinueve
twenty	veinte
hundred	cien
one thousand	mil
million	millón

As you can see on the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Spanish takes a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Spanish.

List of Ordinal Numbers in Spanish

Spanish Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Spanish. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Spanish vocabulary.

English Numbers	Spanish Numbers
Ordinal Numbers
first	primero
second	segundo
third	o tercero
fourth	cuarto
fifth	quinto
sixth	sexto
seventh	séptimo
eighth	octavo
ninth	noveno
tenth	décimo
eleventh	undécimo
twelfth	duodécimo
thirteenth	decimotercero
fourteenth	decimocuarto
fifteenth	decimoquinto
sixteenth	decimosexto
seventeenth	decimoséptimo
eighteenth	decimoctavo
nineteenth	decimonoveno
twentieth	vigésimo
once	una vez
twice	dos veces