Los Números

Cien / Ciento (100) 100 cien 101+ ciento When 100 is followed by another number, use “ciento” instead of “cien.” Example: ciento cincuenta y dos (152)

Los Números 100-1,000 100 - ciento 600 - seiscientos 200 - doscientos 700 - setecientos 300 - trescientos 800 - ochocientos 400 - cuatrocientos 900 - novecientos 500 - quinientos 1,000 - mil

Mil (1,000) “Mil” (1,000) when used in counting does NOT have a plural form. Unlike millón, it stays singular. Example: mil - 1,000 dos mil - 2,000 cien mil - 100,000 quinientos mil - 500,000

million un millón - 1,000,000 When counting 2,000,000 and above, millón becomes plural Examples: dos millones - 2,000,000 tres millones - 3,000,000

When to use “y” “y” is ONLY used with double digits 93 – noventa y tres 36 – treinta y seis 302 – trescientos dos 1.575 – mil quininentos setenta y cinco

¡Practicamos! 326 4.480 501 867 915 123 741 trescientos veintiseis cuatro mil cuatroscientos ochenta quinientos uno ochocientos sesenta y siete novecientos quince ciento veintitrés setecientos cuarenta y uno

¡Practicamos más! 947 3.947 501 43.000 43.501 12.300 120.300 novecientos cuarenta y siete tres mil novecientos cuarenta y siete quinientos uno cuarenta y tres mil cuarenta y tres mil quinientos uno doce mil trescientos ciento veinte mil trescientos

The verb “costar” Although you can conjugate “costar” in all 6 forms, we really only use two forms: cuesta (it costs) La blusa cuesta cuarenta dólares. cuestan (they cost) Las botas cuestan ochenta dólares.

¿Cuánto cuesta(n)…? The dress costs $75. The pants cost $83. The skirt costs $34. The tennis shoes cost $120. El vestido cuesta setenta y cinco dólares. Los pantalones cuestan ochenta y tres dólares. La falda cuesta treinta y cuatro dólares. Los zapatos de tenis cuestan ciento veinte dólares.

Mil when not used in counting “Mil” (1,000) has a plural form when not used in counting. Example: Miles de gatos (Thousands of cats)

Numbers as adjectives Numbers when used as adjectives, must agree with the nouns they modify. Example: doscientos = 200 doscientas gatas = 200 (female) cats

Talking about the year (the year) (1,000) (900) (98) When talking about the year in Spanish, you simply say the whole number in Spanish. Example: 1998 = el año mil novecientos noventa y ocho (the year) (1,000) (900) (98)

The year after 2000 When stating the year after 2000, you should use the article “el.” Example: el dos mil diez = 2010 el dos mil doce = 2012

Checking for Understanding

How do you say “100?” ciento

If you are using 100 before a noun, how would you say it? cien

How would you say the number 132? ciento treinta y dos

How do you say 1,000,000 in Spanish? un millón

How would you say 3,000,000 in Spanish? tres millones

How would you say 2,000? dos mil

How would you say thousands of tacos? miles de tacos

How would you say the year 1996 in Spanish? mil novecientos noventa y seis

How would you say the year 2014 in Spanish? el dos mil y catorce