Numbers from 20 to 100

Cuarenta y cinco euros

Let’s continue learning Spanish numbers. Last time we stopped at 20. Now we will take the tens up to 100.

20 — veinte

21 — veintiuno

22 — veintidós

23 — veintitrés

24 — veinticuatro

25 — veinticinco

26 — veintiséis

27 — veintisiete

28 — veintiocho

29 — veintinueve

30 — treinta

31 — treinta y uno

32 — treinta y dos

33 — treinta y tres

…

Count up to 39 by yourself.

40 — cuarenta

41 — cuarenta y uno

…

Count up to 49 by yourself.

50 — cincuenta

60 — sesenta

70 — setenta

80 — ochenta

90 — noventa

100 — cien

Count from 50 to 100 by yourself.

As you can see, the units are separated from the tens by “y”.

The numbers from 21 to 29 are slightly modified, though. They are written in one word with an “i” in the middle.

veintiuno

veintidós

Try it yourself:

27

35

43

51

62

78

84

99

All two-digit numbers have only one form, except for those that end with uno. In these numbers uno is replaced with un or una, depending on the gender of the following noun.

veintiún años – 21 years

veintiuna flores – 21 flowers

treinta y un días – 31 days

treinta y una noches – 31 nights

Try it yourself:

forty-one years

forty-one houses

fifty-one trees

seventy-one pages

Veintiuno, treinta y uno, cuarenta y uno, etc. are the full forms and are used when there is no noun after them.

¿Cuántos coches hay en el parking?

Veintiuno

¿Cuántas flores hay en el jardín?

Treinta y una

Try it yourself:

How many people are there on the beach?

Forty-one

How many flats are there in the building?

Sixty-one

Numbers are everywhere. Memorize them once and for all.