This is a list of 35 common words for talking about numbers in Spanish, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.
Numbers in Spanish: cero, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis. The table below gives all 35 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| cero /θeɾo/ | zero | El marcador muestra cero goles al descanso. The scoreboard shows zero goals at halftime. |
| uno /uno/ | one | Solo queda uno en la caja azul. Only one is left in the blue box. |
| dos /dos/ | two | Tengo dos hermanas en Valencia. I have two sisters in Valencia. |
| tres /tɾes/ | three | Hay tres libros sobre la mesa. There are three books on the table. |
| cuatro /kwatɾo/ | four | Mi hijo tiene cuatro años. My son is four years old. |
| cinco /θinko/ | five | Necesito cinco euros para el autobús. I need five euros for the bus. |
| seis /seɪs/ | six | La clase empieza a las seis. The class starts at six. |
| siete /sjete/ | seven | Vivimos en el piso siete. We live on the seventh floor. |
| ocho /otʃo/ | eight | El tren sale a las ocho. The train leaves at eight. |
| nueve /nweβe/ | nine | Mi cumpleaños es el nueve de mayo. My birthday is on May ninth. |
| diez /djeθ/ | ten | La entrada cuesta diez euros. The ticket costs ten euros. |
| once /onθe/ | eleven | El partido empieza a las once. The match starts at eleven. |
| doce /doθe/ | twelve | Hay doce alumnos en clase. There are twelve students in class. |
| trece /tɾeθe/ | thirteen | Hay trece cuadros en el museo. There are thirteen paintings in the museum. |
| catorce /katoɾθe/ | fourteen | Mi hermana cumple catorce años. My sister turns fourteen. |
| quince /kinθe/ | fifteen | El billete cuesta quince euros. The ticket costs fifteen euros. |
| dieciséis /djeθiseis/ | sixteen | Hay dieciséis personas en el autobús. There are sixteen people on the bus. |
| diecisiete /djeθisjete/ | seventeen | Hay diecisiete personas en la sala. There are seventeen people in the room. |
| dieciocho /djeθjotʃo/ | eighteen | Hay dieciocho pasajeros en el avión. There are eighteen passengers on the plane. |
| diecinueve /djeθinweβe/ | nineteen | Mi primo tiene diecinueve años. My cousin is nineteen years old. |
| veinte /beɪnte/ | twenty | La mesa tiene veinte sillas. The table has twenty chairs. |
| treinta /tɾeɪnta/ | thirty | El viaje dura treinta minutos. The journey lasts thirty minutes. |
| cuarenta /kwaɾɛnta/ | forty | Mi padre cumple cuarenta años. My father turns forty. |
| cincuenta /θinkwɛnta/ | fifty | La habitación cuesta cincuenta euros. The room costs fifty euros. |
| sesenta /sesɛnta/ | sixty | El abuelo tiene sesenta años. Grandfather is sixty years old. |
| setenta /setɛnta/ | seventy | La carretera mide setenta kilómetros. The road is seventy kilometers long. |
| ochenta /otʃɛnta/ | eighty | El hotel tiene ochenta habitaciones. The hotel has eighty rooms. |
| noventa /noβɛnta/ | ninety | La abuela tiene noventa años. Grandmother is ninety years old. |
| cien /θjen/ | hundred | La biblioteca tiene cien libros nuevos. The library has one hundred new books. |
| mil /mil/ | thousand | El pueblo está a mil metros. The village is at one thousand meters. |
| un millón /un miʎon/ | million | La ciudad tiene un millón de habitantes. The city has one million inhabitants. |
| primero /pɾimeɾo/ Feminine: primera. | first | Vivo en el primer piso del edificio. I live on the first floor of the building. |
| segundo /seɣundo/ Feminine: segunda. | second | Hoy es el segundo día del curso. Today is the second day of the course. |
| tercero /teɾθeɾo/ Feminine: tercera. | third | Este es mi tercer viaje a Madrid. This is my third trip to Madrid. |
| la mitad /mitad/ | half | He comido la mitad del bocadillo. I have eaten half of the sandwich. |
The list on this page has 35 words. The first ones are cero (zero), uno (one), dos (two). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
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