Numbers 0 to 15 (cero, uno, dos…)

The Spanish numbers from 0 to 15 have unique, single-word names.

Numbers 0 to 10

NumberSpanishNumberSpanish
0cero6seis
1uno7siete
2dos8ocho
3tres9nueve
4cuatro10diez
5cinco

Numbers are placed immediately before the noun they count. They do not change to match the noun's gender, with one exception: uno becomes un before a masculine noun and una before a feminine noun. It remains uno when counting out loud or replacing a noun entirely.

How many dollars do you have now? I have zero.
¿Cuántos dólares tienes ahora? Tengo cero.
I have two brothers and you have one.
Tengo dos hermanos y tú tienes uno.
There are three cars and four bicycles here.
Hay tres carros y cuatro bicicletas aquí.
We buy five apples and six cookies.
Compramos cinco manzanas y seis galletas.
The family has seven dogs and eight birds.
La familia tiene siete perros y ocho pájaros.
She needs to read nine or ten books.
Ella necesita leer nueve o diez libros.

Numbers 11 to 15

The numbers 11 to 15 all end in -ce.

NumberSpanish
11once
12doce
13trece
14catorce
15quince
There are eleven boys and twelve girls in the school.
Hay once niños y doce niñas en la escuela.
Can you bring thirteen or fourteen plates, please?
¿Puedes traer trece o catorce platos, por favor?
The hotel has fourteen rooms, and I need one.
El hotel tiene catorce cuartos, y yo necesito uno.
The book costs fifteen dollars and I have zero!
¡El libro cuesta quince dólares y yo tengo cero!