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Numbers from 10 to 100

There are patterns that will help you memorize numbers.

 

11 to 15 all end in -ce:

 

11 once
12 doce
13 trece
14 catorce
15 quince

 

16 to 19 start with diez, ten

 

16 dieciséis - literally diez y seis, ten and six
17 diecisiete
18 dieciocho
19 diecinueve

 

20 to 30: the final -e of veinte, twenty, changes to -i

 

20 veinte
21 veintiuno
22 veintidós
23 veintitrés
24 veinticuatro
25 veinticinco
26 veintiséis
27 veintisiete
28 veintiocho
29 veintinueve

 

30 to 90: they all end in -nta.

 

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

 

31, 42, 53...etc. For the intervening numbers, you need y, and:

 

31 treinta y uno
42 cuarenta y dos
53 cincuenta y tres

 

...and so on.

 

100 - this is cien



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