In our last lesson, we looked at the first ten Spanish ordinals, the numbers used to indicate position in a sequence. We also looked at the first twenty cardinals, the numbers used for counting. In this lesson, we’ll cover the Spanish cardinal numbers for 20 through 99.

 

Spanish Cardinal Numbers: 20 – 29
Spanish Cardinal	English Cardinal	Arabic Numeral
veinte	twenty	20
veintiuno, a*	twenty-one	21
veintidós	twenty-two	22
veintitrés	twenty-three	23
veinticuatro	twenty-four	24
veinticinco	twenty-five	25
veintiséis	twenty-six	26
veintisiete	twenty-seven	27
veintiocho	twenty-eight	28
veintinueve	twenty-nine	29

 

*The number one and its compound forms (21, 31, 41, etc.) have both a masculine and feminine form. The masculine uno is shortened to un when it precedes a masculine singular noun.

 

Spanish Cardinal Numbers: 31 – 99
Spanish Cardinal	English Cardinal	Arabic Numeral
treinta	thirty	30
treinta y uno	thirty-one	31
treinta y dos	thirty-two	32
treinta y tres	thirty-three	33
treinta y cuatro	thirty-four	34
treinta y cinco	thirty-five	35
treinta y seis	thirty-six	36
treinta y siete	thirty-seven	37
treinta y ocho	thirty-eight	38
treinta y nueve	thirty-nine	39
cuarenta	forty	40
cuarenta y uno	forty-one	41
cincuenta	fifty	50
cincuenta y dos	fifty-two	52
sesenta	sixty	60
sesenta y tres	sixty-three	63
setenta	seventy	70
setenta y cuatro	seventy-four	74
ochenta	eighty	80
ochenta y cinco	eight-five	85
noventa	ninety	90
noventa y seis	ninety-six	96
noventa y siete	ninety-seven	97
noventa y ocho	ninety-eight	98
noventa y nueve	ninety-nine	99

 

For cardinal numbers between 31 and 99, you must use y (and) to join the “parts” of the numbers. This also applies inside larger numbers (131-199, 231-299, etc.). Do not use y to separate hundreds from tens. Keep these rules in mind for our next lesson, which will cover the Spanish cardinals for larger numbers.