- For the hundreds, you use "ciento", space, and add the next number. Example: Ciento diez (110)
- For the thousands, you use "mil", space, and add the next number. Example: Mil veinte (1.020)
- Mil (1,000), millón (1,000,000), mil millones (1,000,000,000), billón (1,000,000,000,000).
- A dot (.) is used to separate thousands. Example: 1.000
- A comma (,) is used to separate the whole number from the decimal part. Example: 3,14
Centenas
| Número (Number) | Ejemplo (Example) |
|---|---|
| 100: Cien (One hundred) | 101: Ciento uno (One hundred one) |
| 200: Doscientos (Two hundred) | 245: Doscientos cuarenta y cinco (Two hundred forty-five) |
| 300: Trescientos (Three hundred) | 379: Trescientos setenta y nueve (Three hundred seventy-nine) |
| 400: Cuatrocientos (Four hundred) | 456: Cuatrocientos cincuenta y seis (Four hundred and fifty-six) |
| 500: Quinientos (Five hundred) | 582: Quinientos ochenta y dos (Five hundred eighty-two) |
| 600: Seiscientos (Six hundred) | 625: Seiscientos veinticinco (Six hundred twenty-five) |
| 700: Setecientos (Seven hundred) | 749: Setecientos cuarenta y nueve (Seven hundred forty-nine) |
| 800: Ochocientos (Eight hundred) | 873: Ochocientos setenta y tres (Eight hundred seventy-three) |
| 900: Novecientos (Nine hundred) | 918: Novecientos dieciocho (nine hundred eighteen) |
Exceptions!
- "Una centena" or "Un centenar" means 100. Example: "Un centenar de personas" (About one hundred people).
- "Un millar" is 1000. Example: "Un millar de personas" (Around one thousand people).
- The Spanish billion (1,000,000,000,000) - called billón - is not the same as the English billion (1,000,000,000).
Exercise 1: Números cardinales: centenas, miles, millones
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
cuatrocientos setenta y seis, ochocientos sesenta y cuatro, novecientos veintiuno, cientoveinticuatro, setecientos cincuenta y tres, doscientos treinta y ocho, seiscientos cuarenta y dos, quinientos ochenta y nueve
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Yo __________ hasta cincuenta cuando hago ejercicio.
(I count to fifty when I exercise.)2. Ella tiene __________ manzanas en su cesta.
(She has ninety-nine apples in her basket.)3. Nosotros __________ diez y veinte para obtener treinta.
(We add ten and twenty to get thirty.)4. ¿Cuántos años tienes? Tengo __________.
(How old are you? I am twenty-five.)5. Ellos __________ cuarenta menos diez en clase.
(They subtract forty minus ten in class.)6. __________ es igual a cien más diez.
(One hundred and ten is equal to one hundred plus ten.)