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we simply start withthe numbers two, three, four, etc. . . .

The Multiples of One Hundred

We already know that one hundred is . . .

cien

To form the multiples ofone hundred,

dos

tres

and add cientos

cientos

cientos

cuatrocientoscinco

Five hundred, sevenhundred and ninehundred are exceptions.

We dont saycincocientos, butrather . . .

quinientos*

100

200

300

400500

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The Multiples of One Hundred

seis

ocho

cientos

cientos

siete

We dont saysietecientos, butrather . . .

setecientos*

nueve

We dont saynuevecientos, butrather . . .

novecientos*

mil

600

700

800

900

1000Notice that we simply saythousand, not one thousand.

(mil, not un mil)

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100

101

cien

ciento uno

cien = 100 even

110 ciento diez

cientoquince, etc.115

cien > cientowith any numberover 100 even

Notice that y (and) isnot used between thehundreds and tens

places.

The Larger Numbers

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ciento treinta y uno

ciento cincuenta

y siete

131

157

The Larger Numbers

Y is used, however, between the

tens and ones places when there is a

digit other than 0 in the tens place.

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248

591

888

doscientos cuarenta yocho

quinientos noventa yuno

ochocientos ochenta yocho

The Larger Numbers

See if you can write and say the followingnumbers in Spanish.

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dos mil

siete mil

veinte mil

cien milquinientos mil

The Multiples of One Thousand

mil1000

2000

7000

20.000

100.000500.000

The multiples ofone thousand are formed simply by the

counting numbers two, three, seven, etc. plus mil. Milisinvariable when used for counting.

(Remember, one thousand is just mil.)

Notice that a decimal point is used with large numbersinstead of a comma as in English.

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1492 fourteen hundredninety-two

The Larger Numbers

Witho

ne tho

usand and its multiples in co

mbinatio

nw

ithhundreds, we must spell and read the number starting withthe numberof thousands and then the numberof hundreds,since there is noway in Spanish to say fourteen hundred,thirty-five hundred, etc.

mil cuatrocientos

noventa y dos(one thousand fourhundred ninety-two)

In English we can say:

In Spanish we must say:

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1984

1111

mil novecientosochenta y cuatro

mil cientoonce

2001 dos mil uno

9090 nueve mil noventa

1100 mil cien

The Larger Numberssome practice

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unodos

trescuatroveintecuarenta

cien

doscientosquinientos

miltres milun millncien millones

etc.

Counting numbers are alwaysinvariable

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1

2

the multiples ofone hundred

un, una

But some numbers agree in genderwhen used as adjectives

740.361 librossetecientos cuarenta mil trescientossesenta y un libros

740.361 plumassetecientas cuarenta mil trescientassesenta y unaplumas

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The numbers as adjectives

milln, millones +debefore anoun

BUT only with round numbers.

87.000.000 librosochenta y siete mill

ones de libr

os

BUT . . . 87.000.022 libros

Milln and millones are followed by de when usedwith a noun.

ochenta y siete millones veintids libros

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