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How to Count in Spanish With Ease

Even if you don’t work in finance or accounting, knowing some Spanish numbers will be tremendously helpful for you in many common situations. Phone numbers, item prices, and even dates become a lot less daunting when you know how to count to 1,000 in Spanish.

Seems intimidating? Don't worry! Spanish numbers work in building blocks, so once you learn a few, you’ll know them all. Even if you’re not a math person, you can learn the Spanish numbers from 1 to 100 (and 1,000—and beyond!) in no time. Keep reading our guide to learn more.

Why learn Spanish numbers?

Counting to ten is one of the first things most Spanish learners do. But how necessary is it to learn how to count to 100? What about 1,000?

Learning to count to 1,000 in Spanish is one of the most productive things you can do for your Spanish language skills. No matter what you do, you’ll find Spanish numbers very helpful in everyday life. Here are a few things you will be able to do once you’ve learned the numbers in Spanish.

Few things can be more frustrating than wanting to buy something when you don’t know its price. Knowing Spanish numbers and their pronunciation will help you ask for prices and even negotiate.

Bargaining is a big feature of informal shopping in most of Latin America. It’s common for merchants to quote a higher price, fully expecting the buyer to negotiate it down. If you know the numbers, you might be able to get better deals!

It’s easy to misunderstand times and dates if you don’t know the numbers in Spanish. Whether on a romantic date or a business meeting, you want to ensure that language is not a barrier to you showing up on time.

Taking down phone numbers is an important part of everyday life, especially when you’ve just moved to a new place. You’ll need phone numbers to make appointments, restaurant reservations, housing arrangements, and keep in touch with your new friends!

Can you imagine meeting new friends (or even a potential date!) and missing out on a friendship because you took down the wrong number? Don’t let this happen to you - spend a few hours learning the numbers in Spanish!

Learn Spanish numbers, spelling, and pronunciation

Okay, now that you know why you should learn Spanish numbers, it’s time to get started. In the sections below, we’ll provide the Spanish numbers in writing and their correct pronunciation.

Try memorizing the pronunciation while reading along with the number in Spanish to get used to Spanish pronunciations.

We have good news and bad news. The good news is that counting to 20 will allow you to very easily count all the way through 1,000. The bad news is that the first 20 numbers will be the hardest to memorize.

Take your time learning this section, as it will definitely pay off in the future!

Once you’ve learned how to count to 20, everything will seem much easier. In fact, counting from 21 to 99 only requires that you learn eight new words! The rest is just a combination of words you already know.

Spanish numbers from 100 - 1,000

If you already know the Spanish numbers from 1 to 100, then counting to 1,000 will be a breeze. Counting beyond 100 is very easy, all you have to learn is the hundreds and then add a number you already know. We’ll show you how to do that next, but for now, focus on learning the hundreds:

How to put it all together

As you know by now, counting in Spanish follows a very logical system. All you need is a few blocks (1-9, tens, and hundreds), and then you just put them together like legos.

For numbers between 101 and 999, you just have to put the hundreds first, followed by the number in the last two digits. Think of it like you’re saying two separate numbers at once.

For example:

• 536 = quinientos (500) treinta y seis (36). 
• 712 = setecientos (700) doce (12).
• 808 = ochocientos (800) ocho (8). 
• 191 = ciento (100) noventa y uno (91).
• Note that ciento is the only exception. You use ciento instead of cien when saying a number between 101 and 199.

With enough practice, you won’t have to think about the number names in terms of components; you’ll just know how to say the number! 

For now, feel free to stick to our formula to say and understand any Spanish number up to 1,000!

Spanish number songs

If you think songs are only for kids, you should think again. Studies show that songs can help foreign language acquisition and have the potential to take your language study to the next level.

Here are some songs that are sure to help you learn the Spanish numbers and their pronunciation.

Numbers Song in Spanish.

La Canción de los Números is one of the most-viewed language learning songs on YouTube with over 40 million views. The song is straight to the point, counting from 1 up to 10 and then back down to one. This is a great way for beginners to memorize numbers 1-9.

Numbers Song in Spanish.

If you’re looking for something a little more complex, Bansho & Friends’ Canción de los Números will have you counting up to 20. It also includes some other verses in addition to the numbers, so try to sing along to the entire song.

Learning Spanish | Counting In Spanish 1-100 | Count to 100 | Jack Hartmann

If these two songs seem like a piece of cake, check out this song that goes up to 100! It’s significantly longer than the other songs but can be a great song to play while you are busy with chores. This song is great for any language learner, from learning Spanish for kids to beginner Spanish courses.

FAQs for learning Spanish numbers

What Spanish numbers have accents?

Only four numbers have accent marks: dieciséis, veintidós, veintitrés, and veintiséis. The reason is that all four letters end in an s and have the stressed syllable at the end. In accordance with grammar rules, acute words that end in s, n, or a vowel need an accent mark in the stressed syllable.

The rest of the numbers don’t need an accent mark, mostly because numbers after 30 are separated into two words. For example, veintiséis needs an accent mark because it’s one word, while treinta y seis does not because it’s two words (or three, if you count y).

Are Spanish numbers masculine or feminine?

Spanish numbers are always masculine, so they must be prefaced with the article “el” when appropriate. This only applies when referencing a number directly and not when counting nouns.

For example:

• El 21 me parece difícil de escribir.
• “I find [the number] 21 to be hard to write.
• No estoy seguro si el 16 lleva acento.
• I am not sure if [the number] 16 has an accent.

Are Spanish numbers capitalized?

Spanish numbers are never capitalized unless they are the first word of a sentence. Spanish rules go easy on capitalization, so unless it’s a proper name or the first word of a sentence, you should err on the side of not capitalizing your words. 

What are the ordinal numbers in Spanish?

The ordinal numbers in Spanish are:

• Primero - First
• Segundo - Second
• Tercero - Third
• Cuarto - Fourth
• Quinto - Fifth
• Sexto - Sixth
• Séptimo - Seventh
• Octavo - Eight
• Noveno - Ninth 
• Décimo - Tenth

Keep in mind that they should agree with the noun they refer to. So, if you’re using an ordinal number as an adjective for a feminine noun, you will need to change the -o for an -a at the end. For example:

• Es su segunda hamburguesa.
• Because hamburguesa is feminine, you need to change segundo to segunda.
• Es su cuarto taco.
• Because taco is masculine, you keep cuarto with an -o at the end.

Note also that primero and tercero will drop the -o completely when referring to a singular masculine noun. For example:

• Es el primer estudiante en ganar la beca.
• He’s the first student to win the scholarship.
• Es su tercer intento en el concurso.
• It’s his third try in the contest.

Tips for conquering Spanish Numbers

Use a song or jingle to memorize 

As mentioned earlier in the article, songs and jingles are great for rote memorization. These can be especially helpful when memorizing the first 20 words, which is the hardest part of learning Spanish numbers. 

We recommend a simple and short song that you can quickly memorize and sing to yourself whenever you get a chance. In your car, in the shower, in the kitchen—sing your Spanish numbers song out loud whenever you can!

Learn the numbers out of order

Once you think you’ve got a solid grasp of the Spanish numbers from 1 to 1,000, you should try learning them out of order. If you used a song or jingle to learn them, you might find yourself singing your way up to the number you’re trying to think of. 

While this can be great for beginners, you want to eventually grow out of this phase and recall numbers on their own. Learning the numbers out of order is your first step to full mastery of the numbers in Spanish!

Key takeaways

Even if you don’t enjoy math, you can still learn the Spanish numbers in no time. You’ll find that once you memorize the first 20 numbers, counting to 1,000 in Spanish is super easy!

If you think the numbers in Spanish are too easy and would like a bigger challenge, check out our blogs on saying hello in Spanish and animal names in Spanish to supplement your Spanish studies! 

Otherwise check out our Spanish language blog here.

The Best Spanish Numbers Songs for Learners

Inside: Spanish numbers songs for kids.

Songs are perfect for learning the numbers in any language!

This lists includes my top recommendations for Spanish numbers songs, from young kids to older students. YouTube videos are great, so if you are learning at home with your kids they can get the pronunciation down pat.

Don’t forget that I have free printables for all ages to learn the numbers in Spanish (Bingo, crossword puzzles, color-by-number, etc.).

There are also fun games you can play to practice numbers, like Mano nerviosa. This is great for moving beyond rote counting to quickly remember each number.

I’ve divided this post into different types of numbers songs, so you can quickly find what you need.

Click to any title to jump to that section!

1. Spanish Number Songs to 10

2. Spanish Number Songs to 20

3. Numbers in Spanish Videos to 100

4. Nursery Rhymes in Spanish for Numbers

5. Spanish Math Songs (Counting by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, etc.)

SPANISH NUMBERS SONGS to 10

If you never get around to the fancy language programs or classes, learning lots of songs in Spanish throughout the preschool and elementary years WILL PAY OFF, even in high school! As they learn vocabulary and phrases in context, it will make high school Spanish easier one day.

Siete Pasos, 1-7 – Super Simple

Super Simple Songs are always great, and this distraction-free song is perfect for absolute beginners.

Canción de Los Números 1-10 – Toobys

This might be my favorite Spanish numbers song for kids! We love Toobys for the slow, simple illustrations and great music!

¿Cuántos Dedos? – Super Simple Español

Another option for 1-10, this time emphasizing counting on your fingers.

NUMBERS SONGS to 20

Cuenta y Muévete 1-20 – Super Simple Español

This is more of a chant set to music than a song, but it’s great for learning to say each one. I can see it being a great warm-up for Spanish class with kids!

Contar hasta 20 – Toobys

This is a cute video about a monkey, coconuts, and numbers in Spanish. Because there’s extra language in it, this might be best for bilingual kids learning the numbers.

NUMBERS SONGS to 100

LOS NÚMEROS 1-100

This one is not technically a song, but models counting from 1-100.

LOS NÚMEROS Del 1-100

It takes a while to sing to 100, but here’s a song for you to practice just that!

Nursery Rhymes with Numbers

CINCO MONITOS – Toobys

The traditional 5 Monkeys Jumping on the Bed song, with cute animation.

(I have a free printable for the song Cinco monitos, if you want a hands-on puppet activity!)

UNA VEZ PESQUÉ UN PEZ – Little Baby Bum

Here are numbers 1-5 Numbers in context of a classic Spanish nursery rhyme.

DIEZ EN LA CAMA – Toobys

Who doesn’t love the song Ten in the Bed? This song is great practice for counting down backwards.

NUMBERS IN SPANISH 1-20

Spanish Math Songs

This section is especially for math lovers or bilingual kids looking for practice!

Cuenta de 2 EN 2 – Pinkfong

To practice counting by 2’s, here’s a song to count to 20 by 2’s. The actual skip-counting part is just in the middle, but it’s a super catchy clapping bit that kids will love.

Cuenta de 5 EN 5, y 10 en 10 – Pinkfong

Just like the video above, but practice counting by 5’s to 50, or below by 10’s to 100.

Spanish Numbers from 10 – 1000

Practice counting by 10’s in Spanish, to get all the way to 1000!

Tablas de multiplicar – Do re mi Kids

This is a loooong song– 26 minutes– as it goes through all the multiplication tables to 12. The channel also has a playlist of each number in a separate song, and some are really fun. You can see those here.

What songs in Spanish does your family love for numbers? Did I miss any good ones? Leave in comments below or on my Facebook page so other readers can enjoy too!

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​11 popular songs that everyone has heard but can't remember their names

There are hits that everyone loves and knows. And there are such compositions that they recognize, but do not know. Most people have heard these melodies many times, but they cannot remember their names or the names of the authors. Most often these are instrumental pieces, but there are others. Some gained popularity thanks to a catchy melody, others - because of a vivid phrase, others - because of the movie in which they sounded, fourth - because of an Internet meme ... Soyuz.Ru decided to compile a selection of songs that you definitely heard, but, You probably don't know their names.

Vaya Con Dios - "Nah Neh Nah" (1990)

"Nah-na-na-na!"

This Belgian band has been in existence for a total of 20 years and has released six albums, selling a total of 7 million copies. But for those who are not fond of jazz, soul and blues, its name will not say anything - unlike the line "na-na-na-na".

She was so remembered by people that once she was even put on the poster of the group's Moscow concert.

Curious fact: the video for the song was filmed in one take.

C+C Music Factory - "Gonna Make You Sweat" (1990)

Everybody Dance Now!

The second and much more title of the song is “Everybody Dance Now”. The vocal part was performed by Martha Walsh, formerly of The Weather Girls, known for the hit "It's Raining Men".

In 2006, Bob Sinclair released the track "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" with a sample from "Gonna Make You Sweat" - it also became quite popular. And in 2012, a video with dances of 12-year-old Ryan Gosling and his sister got into the network - they danced to “Everybody Dance Now”. It got over 2 million views.

Darude - "Sandstorm" (1999)

Song name?

The term "Finnish music" is most often associated with rock bands. But none of HIM's or The Rasmus' songs can match the recognizability of the dance track "Sandstorm", recorded by their compatriot Darude.

The composition was quite famous in the year of its release, but received a new surge in popularity in 2013, when it turned into a meme after one of the broadcasts on Twitch. A common Internet joke - in response to any question "What song?" answer "Sandstorm".

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Gershon Kingsley - "Popcorn" (1969)

Looks like the one from Just You Wait!

Russians associate this melody, first of all, with the cartoon “Well, you wait!” and a scene at a construction site, as well as the "Sportloto" screensaver. But in fact, it came out seven years before the release of this episode - it was written in 1969 by the German-American composer and one of the pioneers of electronic music Gershon Kingsley.

"Popcorn" is considered one of the first works in the synth-pop genre. However, the composition gained worldwide fame a little later - in 1972, when Hot Butter recorded their version of "Popcorn".

Blur - "Song 2" (1997)

"Whoo!" - some words - "Whoo!" - some words...

Fans of British rock, of course, know the song, but the majority of listeners don't call it anything other than "woo-hoo" or "woo-fu". In Russia, "Song 2" gained recognition thanks to the advertising of Tuborg beer. Interestingly, the song lasts exactly two minutes and two seconds and consists of two verses and two choruses.

But in Britain everyone knows it for sure: listeners of BBC Radio 1 put "Song 2" in 15th place in the list of the best tracks of all time.

By the way, "Song 2" was its working title, but in the end the musicians decided to make it final, as they got used to it during rehearsals.

Suzanna Vega - "Tom's Diner" (1989)

"Tu-tu-tu-ru"

Another song, the name of which is well known to music connoisseurs and little known to everyone else (unlike the motive " tu-tu-tu-ru"). Tom's diner, which gave the name to the song, is real: scenes from the Seinfeld series were even filmed in it. Tom's Diner's road to fame has been a long one: it first came out at 1984 as a supplement to Fast Folk magazine, was officially released as a single in 1989, and the DNA remix, released a year later, brought her popularity.

In recent years, interest in it has increased: in 2014, Fall Out Boy sampled "Tom's Diner" in the hit "Centuries", and a year later, a Giorgio Moroder cover was released with vocals by Britney Spears.

Francisco Tarrega - "Gran Vals" (1902)

The same Nokia ringtone

Better known as "Nokia ringtone". 10-15 years ago, each of us heard this melody at least once a day. Of course, not the whole song was included in the ringtone, but only a fragment of it - "Gran Vals" lasts almost three minutes.

The Spanish composer wrote this guitar work at the beginning of the 20th century, and they decided to make it a ringtone in 1993 (although then there was not even such a word). The choice of "Gran Vals" was a joint decision of the Vice President of Nokia and the head of the company's corporate communications department.

The Righteous Brothers - "Unchained Melody" (1965)

Elvis?.

"Oh, my love, my darling...". An inexperienced listener may mistake "Unchained Melody" for the creation of Elvis Presley. And he will be partly right, because he also has it in his repertoire. But the most famous version still belongs to the duo The Righteous Brothers. But producer Phil Spector did not believe in her, seeing in "Unchained Melody" an exclusively album song. It even originally came out as a b-side to another single.

The composition was written in 1955 by Alex North and Hy Zareth for the little-known film about the prison "Unchained" - hence the name. Its first performer was Todd Duncan.

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Dave Brubeck - "Take Five" (1959)

Over 40 covers

One of the most famous compositions in jazz history and the most commercially successful jazz single in history. Over 40 covers have been made of it, including versions by Stevie Wonder and George Benson. The author of "Take Five", however, was not Dave Brubeck at all, but the saxophonist of his group Paul Desmond.

According to Dave, he asked Paul to write a song in 5/4 - at first Desmond did not succeed, and he even wanted to quit this idea. "Take Five" was one of the first jazz pieces not written in ¾ and 4/4 time signatures.

Boots Randolph - "Yakety Sax" (1963)

Funny video classic

This composition is often used as a musical accompaniment to funny and funny videos. Initially, "Yakety Sax" showed modest success (#35 in the UK). But later she began to sound in the "Benny Hill Show" and gained popularity.

Yakety Sax artist Boots Randolph was a Nashville saxophonist who collaborated with Roy Orbison. The original version of the song was written by James Q "Spider" Rich. On "Yakety Sax" you can hear excerpts from Julius Fucik's "March of the Gladiators" and the English folk song "The Girl I Left Behind".

The Alan Parsons Project - "Sirius" (1982)

For those who know who Michael Jordan is

This composition has gained popularity through sporting events. Basketball teams, in particular, fell in love with her - in particular, the Chicago Bulls, who used "Sirius" as music for entering the field. Then Michael Jordan played in the team. When the British Parsons learned about this from his American friend, he asked who Michael Jordan was - Alan was far from sports.

"Sirius" got so hooked on basketball that it was included in the soundtrack for an advertisement for the video game NBA 2K11. And samples from it can be heard in the songs of Tupac and P Diddy.

Ciao, 2021! January 1 at 22:30. Do not miss!

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Giovanni Urganti, Matteo Crustaldi, Alessandro Gudini, Allegra Michele and Tutti Frutti band present the New Year's edition of the Evening Urgant show - CIAO, 2021, which will traditionally feature the most popular songs of the outgoing year.

“We realized that we didn't say what we wanted to say last year. The disc, which symbolizes the era of the 80s, when everyone listened to the Italian stage, has two sides. And this is the case when the plate does not want to be changed, but turned over. We will again move to Italy, but completely different artists will come to us, there will be none of those who sang a year ago. In general, we will continue to test the patience of the Italian and Russian audience.”

La Mia Michela & Eva Pollini, Dario Giaracci, Bionda Morta, Valerio Leonci, Manigi, Vasco Vaculecci e Gaga Rini, Giovanni Demetrio, Galibri e Mavini/Habibi, Vincenzo Marlini, Amore, La Boda, Lucia Ciabatta and Giulia Peresildi , Massimo Galcini, Sergio Brunello, Valentino Gallo detto Wylsakom, Il Maestro, Lola, Anna e Anatolio Zozzi, Valerio Melazzi - in the new edition of the New Year's show "CIAO, 2021".

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CIAO, 2021!

Giovanni Urganti, Matteo Crustaldi, Alessandro Gudini, Allegra Michele and the Tutti Frutti band present the New Year's edition of the Evening Urgant show - CIAO, 2021!, which traditionally featured the most popular songs of the outgoing year.

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