Focused learning guide
Spanish numbers, dates and time: a practical reference
Say prices, phone numbers, dates and clock times in Spanish while avoiding agreement and regional-format mistakes.
Numbers become useful when practised inside tasks: paying, arranging a meeting, sharing a phone number and confirming a date.
Numbers and agreement
Uno changes before a masculine noun (veintiún euros) and can become una with feminine nouns. Hundreds agree in gender: doscientas personas. Practise confusing pairs in realistic prices.
Dates
Spanish normally gives day before month: el 16 de julio de 2026. Use cardinal numbers except commonly primero for the first day. Months are normally lowercase.
Telling time
Use singular Es la una and plural Son las dos. Add y cuarto, y media, menos cuarto or exact minutes. Ask ¿Qué hora es? for time and ¿A qué hora…? for a scheduled event.
Questions learners ask
Frequently asked questions
Does Spanish use a 24-hour clock?
It is common in schedules and formal contexts; conversation often uses 12-hour expressions plus context.
How are decimals written?
Conventions vary; comma is common in many Spanish-speaking contexts.
How should phone numbers be grouped?
Grouping varies by country. Follow local models and repeat in chunks.