Spanish Cardinal Numbers: 20 through 99
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.