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      Spanish Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers

      • Date November 26, 2016

      Cardinal numbers are those used in counting: one, two, three, etc. Ordinal numbers indicate position in a sequence: first, second, third, etc. In this lesson, we’re going to list the first twenty Spanish cardinal numbers. We’ll also list the first ten ordinal numbers, as these are the only “must know” numbers for indicating position in a sequence.

       

      Cardinal Numbers

       

      Spanish Cardinal Numbers: 0 – 20
      Spanish Cardinal English Cardinal Arabic Numeral
      cero zero 0
      uno, una* one 1
      dos two 2
      tres three 3
      cuatro four 4
      cinco five 5
      seis six 6
      siete seven 7
      ocho eight 8
      nueve nine 9
      diez ten 10
      once eleven 11
      doce twelve 12
      trece thirteen 13
      catorce fourteen 14
      quince fifteen 15
      dieciséis sixteen 16
      diecisiete seventeen 17
      dieciocho eighteen 18
      diecinueve nineteen 19
      veinte twenty 20

       

      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.

       

      Ordinal Numbers

      The first ten ordinal numbers in Spanish are adjectives and are used frequently in both speech and writing. Unlike in English, where you must always use an ordinal number to indicate sequence (twenty-first, thirty-fifth, eighty-eighth, etc.), in Spanish you can substitute a cardinal number for any ordinal number greater than “tenth.”

       

      Spanish Ordinals: First through Tenth
      Spanish Ordinal English Equivalent
      primer, primero, -a

       

      first
      segundo, -a

       

      second
      tercer, tercero, -a

       

      third

       

      cuarto, -a

       

      fourth

       

      quinto, -a

       

      fifth

       

      sexto, -a

       

      sixth

       

      séptimo, -a

       

      seventh

       

      octavo

       

      eighth

       

      noveno, -a

       

      ninth

       

      décimo, -a

       

      tenth

       

       

      Because primero though décimo are adjectives, they end in “o” when modifying a masculine noun and “a” when modifying a feminine noun. In the case of primero or tercero, drop the “o” when either comes before a masculine singular noun.

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

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