Spanish Numbers 21–100 for Ages and Contact Details

Spanish numbers from twenty-one to one hundred

Spanish numbers from twenty-one to one hundred let you give ages, phone numbers, and other basic personal details more accurately. The main patterns are regular once you see how the twenties differ from the higher tens.

Building the Spanish numbers from twenty-one to twenty-nine

The numbers from twenty-one to twenty-nine are written as one word. They begin with veinti- and then add the unit.

Number	Spanish	English
21	veintiuno	twenty-one
22	veintidós	twenty-two
23	veintitrés	twenty-three
24	veinticuatro	twenty-four
25	veinticinco	twenty-five
26	veintiséis	twenty-six
27	veintisiete	twenty-seven
28	veintiocho	twenty-eight
29	veintinueve	twenty-nine

Notice the written accents in veintidós — twenty-two, veintitrés — twenty-three, and veintiséis — twenty-six. Learn these spellings as complete number forms.

The tens from thirty to one hundred

From thirty upward, learn the main tens first.

• treinta — thirty
• cuarenta — forty
• cincuenta — fifty
• sesenta — sixty
• setenta — seventy
• ochenta — eighty
• noventa — ninety
• cien — one hundred

These forms are the base for the numbers between the tens.

Using y between the tens and the units

From thirty-one to ninety-nine, Spanish normally connects the tens and the unit with y — and.

• treinta y uno — thirty-one
• treinta y dos — thirty-two
• cuarenta y cinco — forty-five
• cincuenta y ocho — fifty-eight
• sesenta y tres — sixty-three
• setenta y nueve — seventy-nine
• ochenta y cuatro — eighty-four
• noventa y siete — ninety-seven

Do not write these numbers as one word. The twenties are special: veintidós — twenty-two is one word, but treinta y dos — thirty-two is written as three words.

Saying your age with tengo ... años

To state your age, use Tengo ... años. — I am ... years old. Learn this as a complete useful pattern for now. The next lesson will teach the verb tener in detail.

• Tengo veintidós años. — I am twenty-two years old.
• Tengo treinta años. — I am thirty years old.
• Tengo cuarenta y cinco años. — I am forty-five years old.
• Tengo sesenta y un años. — I am sixty-one years old.

Spanish uses tengo — I have in this age expression rather than a form of ser — to be. For now, keep the whole pattern together instead of trying to generalize the grammar before the next lesson.

Asking someone’s age with a ready-made question

A useful question is ¿Cuántos años tienes? — How old are you? Treat it as a complete phrase at this stage.

Person A: ¿Cuántos años tienes? — How old are you?

Person B: Tengo veinticinco años. — I am twenty-five years old.

The question asks for an age, so listen for a number followed by años — years.

Using numbers in phone and contact details

Phone numbers are often easier to understand when you divide them into short groups. Spanish speakers may read contact numbers in different grouping styles, so your main goal is to recognize the individual values and keep them in the correct order.

• treinta y cuatro — thirty-four
• cincuenta y dos — fifty-two
• setenta y ocho — seventy-eight
• noventa y uno — ninety-one

For example, a speaker may give part of a number as treinta y cuatro, cincuenta y dos. — thirty-four, fifty-two. The important skill is to record 34 and 52 in that order.

Hearing similar Spanish numbers accurately

Some Spanish numbers can be easy to confuse, especially when one is a teen number and the other is a multiple of ten. Listen to the whole word, not just the first syllable.

• trece — thirteen
• treinta — thirty
• catorce — fourteen
• cuarenta — forty
• quince — fifteen
• cincuenta — fifty
• dieciséis — sixteen
• sesenta — sixty

If a number matters and you are unsure, use a repair phrase rather than guessing.

Person A: Treinta. — Thirty.

Person B: Otra vez, por favor. — Again, please.

Person A: Treinta. — Thirty.

Recognizing numbers inside personal details

Numbers can now appear as age or as part of contact information, so pay attention to the surrounding words.

Tengo treinta y dos años. — I am thirty-two years old.

In this sentence, años — years tells you that treinta y dos — thirty-two is an age. In a phone number, the same number would simply be part of the contact detail.

Keeping the number system within one hundred

This lesson ends at cien — one hundred. You do not need larger numbers yet. Focus on recognizing the twenties as one-word forms, using y from thirty-one upward, and keeping similar-sounding numbers distinct.

From numbers and ages to the present tense of tener

You can now build Spanish numbers from twenty-one to one hundred and use them for ages and contact details. The next lesson teaches tener in the present tense so you can understand the age pattern fully and also talk about possessions and basic needs.