![]() Note also that the numbers from 200 to 900 have to agree with the noun they refer to: "ochocientos libros" "ochocientas niñas" Note that 500 is very irregular and 700 and 900 are slightly irregular. Your browser does not support the audio element. Then it is fairly easy to work out the larger numbers in Spanish. You need to learn the numbers 1 - 15 which are unique, along with the multiples of 10. The word menos is used for negatives numbers.Learning the numbers in Spanish is not very complicated. The word más is used for positives numbers. In Spain, and in most other Spanish-speaking countries (NOT Mexico), decimal points are used for whole numbers, and commas are used for decimal numbers. Son las tres y cuarto Quarter past three (3:15) Decimals numbers "Media" y "cuarto" is used also for time. Quiero una manzana y medi a (1 1/ 2) I want one apple and a half Quiero un melón y medi o (1 1/ 2) I want one melon and a half Quiero medi a manzana ( 1/ 2) I want a half appleĪpple is feminine. Quiero medi o melón ( 1/ 2) I want a half melon If the denominator is 2, the feminine form (media) is used in front of feminine nouns, and the masculine form (medio) is used in front of masculine nouns. "Y" (and) is used between numbers and fractions.ġ 2/ 4 Uno y dos cuartos 1 2/ 3 Uno y dos tercios 1 13/ 2 Uno y trece medios It is not possible to use say "trece segundos" because “trece segundos” means thirteen seconds. It is not possible to say “dos terceros”, but the feminine plural form is used in the phrase,"dos terceras partes" ("two thirds parts"). If the denominator is 2,the word "medio" is used, if it is 3, the word "tercio" is used. Ordinals numbers used as denominator in fractions are plural if the number of the numerator is higher 1 and singular if the number of the numerator is 1.ģ/ 5 Tres quintos 2/ 4 Dos cuartos 1/ 6 Un sexto 1/ 4 Un cuarto Exceptions for fractions Ordinals numbers Abbreviation Masculine Number So, be careful! In the table below, notice that this also affectsnumbers greater than a billon. This is very important to remember because it can be cause of misunderstanding in translations. In English (in all English-speaking countries and Brazil), a billon is 1.000.000.000, and in Spanish (and also in non-English speaking countries, except for Brazil) a billon is 1.000.000.000.000. In Spanish, the word “billón”, refers to a number different than it does in English. ![]() "Billón" in Spanish is different than "Billion" in English Some numbers in Spanish can be singular or plural The indefinite article in Spanish Singular and plural numbers In Spanish, the number "one" is used like the article "a/an".Ĭlick on the link for more information. No gracias, ya tengo una No thanks, I have a watermelon Una is used in front of feminine and singular nouns. ![]() No, quiero un melón pequeño No, I want a small melon Un is used in front of masculine and singular nouns.Uno is used to replace a known, masculine, singular quantity that has already been referenced in the conversation.In Spanish, all numbers ending in one have both a masculine and a feminine form. Cardinal numbers (números cardinales) Number
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