Cardinal numbers: hundreds, thousands, millions Share Copied!
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Gramática: Números cardinales: centenas, miles, millones
A1 Spanish Cardinal numbers: hundreds, thousands, millions
Level: A1
Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)
Lesson 4: Números y contar (Numbers and counting)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
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- For the hundreds, you use "ciento", space, and add the next number. Example: Ciento diez (110)
- For the thousands, you use "mil", space, and add the next number. Example: Mil veinte (1.020)
- Mil (1.000), millón (1.000.000), mil millones (1.000.000.000), billón (1.000.000.000.000).
- A dot (.) is used to separate thousands. Example: 1.000
- A comma (,) is used to separate the whole number from the decimal part. Example: 3,14
Centenas
| Número | Ejemplo |
|---|---|
| 100: Cien (One hundred) | 101: Ciento uno (One hundred and one) |
| 200: Doscientos (Two hundred) | 245: Doscientos cuarenta y cinco (Two hundred and forty-five) |
| 300: Trescientos (Three hundred) | 379: Trescientos setenta y nueve (Three hundred and seventy-nine) |
| 400: Cuatrocientos (Four hundred) | 456: Cuatrocientos cincuenta y seis (Four hundred and fifty-six) |
| 500: Quinientos (Five hundred) | 582: Quinientos ochenta y dos (Five hundred and eighty-two) |
| 600: Seiscientos (Six hundred) | 625: Seiscientos veinticinco (Six hundred twenty-five) |
| 700: Setecientos (Seven hundred) | 749: Setecientos cuarenta y nueve (Seven hundred and forty-nine) |
| 800: Ochocientos (Eight hundred) | 873: Ochocientos setenta y tres (Eight hundred and seventy-three) |
| 900: Novecientos (Nine hundred) | 918: Novecientos dieciocho (Nine hundred and eighteen) |
Exceptions!
- "Una centena" or "Un centenar" is 100. Example: "Un centenar de personas" (About one hundred people).
- "Un millar" is 1000. Example: "Un millar de personas" (Around one thousand people).
- The Spanish trillion (1,000,000,000,000) - called "billón" - is not the same as the English billion (1,000,000,000).
Exercise 1: Números cardinales: centenas, miles, millones
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
cuatrocientos setenta y seis, ochocientos sesenta y cuatro, novecientos veintiuno, cientoveinticuatro, setecientos cincuenta y tres, doscientos treinta y ocho, seiscientos cuarenta y dos, quinientos ochenta y nueve
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
1
seiscientos cuarenta y dos
six hundred and forty-two
2
doscientos treinta y ocho
two hundred thirty-eight
3
quinientos ochenta y nueve
Five hundred eighty-nine
4
cuatrocientos setenta y seis
four hundred seventy-six
