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.