Counting to 100
Vocabulary
contar - to countdos más dos - two plus tworestar - to subtractsumar - to add
Conversation
Mi primo todavía no sabe contar a diez.
My cousin can't count to ten yet.
My cousin can't count to ten yet.
Contemos a 100 de cinco en cinco.
Let's count to 100 by fives.
Let's count to 100 by fives.
El contar es la base de la matemática.
Counting is the base of mathematics.
Counting is the base of mathematics.
Counting to 100
once - 11doce - 12trece - 13catorce - 14quince - 15dieciséis - 16diecisiete - 17dieciocho - 18diecinueve - 19veinte - 20veintiuno - 21veintidós - 22veintitres - 23veinticuatro - 24veinticinco - 25veintiséis - 26veintisiete - 27veintiocho - 28veintinueve - 29treinta - 30cuarenta - 40cincuenta - 50sesenta - 60setenta - 70ochenta - 80noventa - 90cien - 100
Notice that from 16 to 19, each number is a compound. In other words, to say 16, you say ten and six. In Spanish, diez means ten, and seis means six. The number 16, then, is composed of these two numbers, dieciséis. This same pattern is followed for the 20's. 20 is veinte; to say 21 you combine veinte and uno to make veintiuno.
Beginning with 31 this pattern changes; numbers are written as three separate words. For example, treinta y uno, cuarenta y dos, cincuenta y tres etc.