Numbers in Spanish

Chances are that as you're speaking Spanish, you'll use numbers every day. In Spanish, the concept of numbers is more than mathematical — it's a grammatical concept that applies to nouns, adjectives and verbs as well.

At their most basic, numbers are used in counting. Among our lessons:

• Counting to 10 (for beginners or people who don't know Spanish)
• Cardinal numbers (counting from one to the millions and beyond)
• Ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.)

Of course, there are various ways to manipulate numbers:

• Arithmetic in Spanish (adding, subtracting, multiplying, etc.)
• Approximations

Numbers aren't just used abstractly. They apply to measurements we use regularly:

• The metric system
• Describing sizes and dimensions
• Units of time
• Temperatures

Grammatically, the number of a noun or adjective refers to whether it is singular or plural. In Spanish grammar, that matters:

• Making nouns and adjectives plural
• Noun-adjective agreement
• What is a collective noun?
• Using collective nouns
• Gente and pueblo as singular nouns
• Unos and unas as plural indefinite articles
• Singular sentence construction
• Number and the conjunction o