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2.24: Los números 31+

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    Numbers 31+

    In this lesson, we will be going over numbers 31 and above.

    Números 30-90

    30 treinta
    40 cuarenta
    50 cincuenta
    60 sesenta
    70 setenta
    80 ochenta
    90 noventa

    Números 30+

    Using “y” between the tenths and the ones when expressing numbers 30+ -99.

    32 treinta y dos
    43 cuarenta y tres
    54 cincuenta y cuatro
    65 sesenta y cinco
    76 setenta y seis
    87 ochenta y siete
    99 noventa y nueve

    Número 100
    100 cien
    Números 101+-199
    For more than 100 and less than 200, the word “ciento” is used to refer to “100+”.

    Cuántos, cuántas, hay and no hay

    ¿Hay cien personas en el concierto?
    No, no hay cien personas en el concierto. Hay muchas personas más.

    Counting numbers vs. Counting a noun with number “one”
    “Uno” is used to count numbers, as in 1, 2, 3 etc. (uno, dos, tres, etc.). When counting a noun with “one”, "uno" needs to be modified to “un” or “una” depending on the gender of the noun that you are counting. Look at the examples.

    ¿Hay treinta y un días en el mes de febrero? (use treinta y “un” días -"días" is a masculine noun)
    No, no hay treinta y un días en el mes de febrero. Hay veintiocho días.

    ¿Cuántas sillas hay en el salón de clase? (91 sillas) (use noventa y “una” sillas -"sillas" is a feminine noun)
    Hay noventa y una sillas en el salón de clase.

    ¿Cuántos coches hay en este estacionamiento (parking)? (181 coches)
    Hay ciento ochenta y un coches en este estacionamiento.

    Números: Hundreds

    You have learned in the previous chapter that "cien" is used for 100 and "ciento" is used for 101-199. Numbers starting with 200-900 will used the plural form of "ciento". Note the word "o" in "cientos" can be changed to "cientas" when counting the nouns that are feminine; but there is no difference when counting only numbers or nouns that are masculine.

    Number Counting only Masculine Feminine
    200 doscientos doscientos doscientas
    300 trescientos trescientos trescientas
    400 cuatrocientos cuatrocientos cuatrocientas
    500 quinientos quinientos quinientas
    600 seiscientos seiscientos seiscientas
    700 setecientos setecientos setecientas
    800 ochocientos ochocientos ochocientas
    900 novecientos novecientos novecientas

    Ejemplos

    The nouns and the gender agreement of the numbers will be highlighted in bold in the chart below.
    Number Counting only Counting using masculine nouns Counting using feminine nouns
    251 doscientos cincuenta y uno doscientos cincuenta y un libros doscientas cincuenta y una plumas
    575 quinientos setenta y cinco quinientos setenta y cinco libros quinientas setenta y cinco plumas
    762 setecientos sesenta y dos setecientos sesenta y dos libros setecientas sesenta y dos plumas
    999 novecientos noventa y nueve novecientos noventa y nueve libros novecientas noventa y nueve plumas

    Números: Thousands

    1.000 mil

    2.000 dos mil

    5.000 cinco mil

    10.000 diez mil

    17.000 diecisiete mil

    50.000 cincuenta mil

    100.000 cien mil

    170.000 ciento setenta mil

    200.000 doscientos mil

    500.000 quinientos mil

    900.000 novecientos mil

    • Unlike English, in Spanish, 1.000-9.999 are not expressed as pair of two-digit numbers nor has teen-hundreds.
      Modelo:
      • 1987 - nineteen eighty-seven: mil novecientos ochenta y siete
      • 2500 - twenty-five hundred: dos mil quinientos
    • Unlike English, Spanish uses the period (.) instead of comma (,); and a comma (,) instead of a period (.)
      • thousand and beyond, a period is used. Modelo:
        • 1.000 - mil
        • 10.000 - diez mil
        • 100.000 - cien mil
        • 1.000.000 - un millón
      • decimals or cents, a comma is used. Modelo:
        • US $30,25 - treinta dólares y veinticinco centavos
        • US $0,99 - noventa y nueve centavos

    Números: Millions

    When counting millions in Spanish, the preposition "de" is used after the million (shown in bold). Look at the chart below. Note that there are no thousands, hundreds, tens nor ones after "millón" or "millones" when using "de".

    Number Counting only Counting nouns
    1.000.000 un millón un millón de dólares
    2.000.000 dos millones dos millones de personas
    12.000.000 doce millones doce millones de carros
    100.000.000 cien millones cien millones de casas
    1.000.000.000 mil millones mil millones de estrellas

    Modelo:

    • ¿Cuántas personas hay en la ciudad de México, D.F.?
      • Hay ocho millones ochocientas cincuenta y cinco mil personas en la ciudad de México D.F. (8.855.000 personas).
    • ¿Cuántas personas hay en Madrid, España?
      • Hay tres millones doscientas veintitrés mil personas en Madrid, España (3.223.000 personas).

    Note that when counting nouns and expressing "hundreds", it needs to agree in gender with the noun used. The examples provided (above) are shown in bold.


    This page titled 2.24: Los números 31+ is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by M. Barrio De Mendoza, K Gutiérrez, H.Ho, C. Lin, & A Stere Lugo (ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative) .