Realidades 1: Gramática 7A.1 Numbers 100-1000

Starting with 31, numbers with names that combine two smaller numbers are

    joined with a ​ (a)   and are written as separate words.

• y
• i
• &

How do you write this number in Spanish?

58

• cincuentaiocho

• cinco y ocho

• cincuenta i ocho

• cincuenta y ocho

In numbers of three or more digits, keep the "y" between the tens and the ones place.

TAP where the "y" should go when saying this number in Spanish.

How do you write this number in Spanish?

934

• novecientos y trienta y cuatro

• novecientos y treinta cuatro

• novecientos treinta y cuatro

• novecientos treinta cuatro

If the "tens" place is a "0," we DO NOT use "y" between the tens and the ones place.

• True

• False

How do you write this number in Spanish?

209

• doscientos nueve

• doscientos cero y nueve

• doscientos

• doscientos y nueve

How do you write this number in Spanish?

327

• trescientos y

  veintisiete

• trescientos veinte y siete

• trescientos y veinte y siete

• trescientos veintisiete

Answer explanation

Remember, we don't start using "y" until number 31. This rule applies here because we are looking at the tens and ones places to determine the need of the "y."

To say 100, we say "cien."

However, numbers between 101-199 do NOT use "cien," they use __________.

Spell this number in Spanish:

111

Spell this number in Spanish:

147