Los Numeros DESPUES DE CIEN!

So you want to be able to learn and remember the numbers in Spanish that are greater than a hundred. You have studied them all but some how after a while you just forget.
What I am about to write is a bit of a strategy I use with my students to help remember the numbers that are greater than 100. Let's hope it helps you.

Some key ideas

1. In English we say 'one hundred and one' but in Spanish we don't add AND just 'one hundred one', so learn to not say this.
                    i.e. one hundred and one = CIENTO UNO

Reminder: One hundred in Spanish has two translations: CIEN and CIENTO, CIEN is for 'one hundred only' but CIENTO is for every thing else.

2. In Spanish we account for plural, in other words, if it is more than 'one hundred' then it is plural and we would be saying some thing like 'hundredS' or CIENTOS.
                   i.e. two hundred and one DOS CIENTOS UNO

3. Like English, in Spanish we say 'two hundred and five' or 'DOS CIENTOS CINCO in the same way (except for the AND and plural part).

4. The last key idea is to break numbers apart and put everything together.


238: 200 + 38 = DOS CIENTOS + TREINTA Y OCHO

864: 800 + 64 = OCHO CIENTOS + SESENTA Y CUATRO

2359: 2000 + 300 + 59 = DOS MIL TRES CIENTOS CINCUENTA Y NUEVE

13475: 13K + 400 + 75 = TRECE MIL + CUATRO + CIENTOS + SETENTA Y CINCO

215848: 215K + 800 + 48: DOS CIENTOS QUINCE MIL + OCHO + CIENTOS + CUARENTA Y OCHO

3659347: 3Mil + 659K + 300 + 47

(TRES MILLONES) + (SEIS + CIENTOS + CINCUENTA Y NUEVE MIL) + TRES + CIENTOS + CUARENTA Y SIETE

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