Numbers 0-20
Numbers show up everywhere: prices, phone numbers, addresses, ages, and times. The first twenty are worth memorising properly, because everything above them is built from these pieces.
Vocabulary
- cero
- 0
- uno
- 1
- dos
- 2
- tres
- 3
- cuatro
- 4
- cinco
- 5
- seis
- 6
- siete
- 7
- ocho
- 8
- nueve
- 9
- diez
- 10
- quince
- 15
- veinte
- 20
Example Phrases
¿Cuántos años tienes?
How old are you?
Tengo veinte años.
I am twenty years old.
¿Cuánto cuesta?
How much does it cost?
Son diez euros.
That's ten euros.
Grammar note
Uno becomes un
Uno shortens to un before a masculine noun: un café, un euro. Before a feminine noun it becomes una: una cerveza, una mesa.
This only affects the number one. Dos, tres, and the rest never change form.
Cultural note
Counting on your fingers
In Spain and most of Latin America, counting on fingers starts with the thumb rather than the index finger. Holding up an index finger for "one" is understood, but it can read as slightly foreign.