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Twenty to a hundred

The twenties are written as one word — veinte fused with the unit:

21 veintiuno · 22 veintidós · 23 veintitrés · 24 veinticuatro · 25 veinticinco · 26 veintiséis · 27 veintisiete · 28 veintiocho · 29 veintinueve

Watch the accents on veintidós, veintitrés and veintiséis.

From thirty on, it's the ten, then y (and), then the unit — as separate words:

Number Spanish Number Spanish
30 treinta 70 setenta
40 cuarenta 80 ochenta
50 cincuenta 90 noventa
60 sesenta 100 cien
  • 31 treinta y uno · 45 cuarenta y cinco · 99 noventa y nueve

100 is cien on its own or before a noun — cien euros. It only becomes ciento when more follows: 101 ciento uno, 120 ciento veinte.