Cardinal Numbers 1-20

These are the basic numbers from one to twenty used for counting and quantity.

uno

OO-no

one

dos

dos

two

tres

tres

three

cuatro

KWA-tro

four

cinco

SEEN-ko

five

seis

says

six

siete

SYE-te

seven

ocho

O-cho

eight

nueve

NWE-ve

nine

diez

dyes

ten

once

ON-se

eleven

doce

DO-se

twelve

trece

TRE-se

thirteen

catorce

ka-TOR-se

fourteen

quince

KEEN-se

fifteen

dieciséis

dye-see-SAYS

sixteen

diecisiete

dye-see-SYE-te

seventeen

dieciocho

dye-see-O-cho

eighteen

diecinueve

dye-see-NWE-ve

nineteen

veinte

BANE-te

twenty

Tengo tres libros.

TEN-go tres LEE-bros.

I have three books.

Cardinal Numbers 21-100

Numbers from twenty-one up to one hundred, used for quantities and dates.

veintiuno

bain-tee-OO-no

twenty-one

treinta

TREIN-ta

thirty

cuarenta

kwa-REN-ta

forty

cincuenta

sin-KWEN-ta

fifty

sesenta

se-SEN-ta

sixty

setenta

se-TEN-ta

seventy

ochenta

o-CHEN-ta

eighty

noventa

no-BEN-ta

ninety

cien

syen

one hundred

Ella tiene cuarenta años.

E-ya TYE-ne kwa-REN-ta A-nyos.

She is forty years old.

Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal numbers indicate position or order in a sequence.

primero

pree-ME-ro

first

segundo

se-GOON-do

second

tercero

ter-SE-ro

third

cuarto

KWAR-to

fourth

quinto

KEEN-to

fifth

Él llegó en segundo lugar.

El ye-GO en se-GOON-do lu-GAR.

He arrived in second place.

Days of the Week

Learn the names of the days in Spanish to talk about schedules and dates.

lunes

LOO-nes

Monday

martes

MAR-tes

Tuesday

miércoles

MYER-ko-les

Wednesday

jueves

HWAY-ves

Thursday

viernes

BYER-nes

Friday

sábado

SA-ba-do

Saturday

domingo

do-MEEN-go

Sunday

La reunión es el miércoles.

La re-u-nee-ÓN es el MYER-ko-les.

The meeting is on Wednesday.

Months of the Year

Use these words to talk about months and dates in Spanish.

enero

e-NE-ro

January

febrero

fe-BRE-ro

February

marzo

MAR-so

March

abril

a-BREEL

April

mayo

MA-yo

May

junio

HOO-nyo

June

julio

HOO-lyo

July

agosto

a-GOS-to

August

septiembre

sep-tee-EM-bre

September

octubre

ok-TOO-bre

October

noviembre

no-vee-EM-bre

November

diciembre

dee-see-EM-bre

December

Mi cumpleaños es en mayo.

Mee koom-pleh-A-nyos es en MA-yo.

My birthday is in May.

Expressing Dates

How to say dates in Spanish, including the day, month, and year.

Hoy es el cinco de abril.

OY es el SEEN-ko de a-BREEL.

Today is April 5th.

Mi cita es el veintidós de junio.

Mee SEE-ta es el bain-tee-DOS de HOO-nyo.

My appointment is on June 22nd.

La fiesta es el primero de diciembre.

La FYES-ta es el pree-ME-ro de dee-see-EM-bre.

The party is on December 1st.

Note: For the first day of the month, "primero" is used instead of "uno".

Common Date Phrases

Useful expressions to talk about dates and time in Spanish.

¿Qué fecha es hoy?

¿KE FE-cha es OY?

What is today's date?

La semana pasada

La se-MA-na pa-SA-da

Last week

El próximo mes

El PROK-see-mo mes

Next month

Hace dos días

A-se dos DEE-as

Two days ago

La reunión es la próxima semana.

La re-u-nee-ÓN es la PROK-see-ma se-MA-na.

The meeting is next week.