*For numbers 101-199, start with ciento, then add the double and single digits listed above, e.g 101 = ciento uno; 199 = ciento noventa y nueve
*periods replace commas in Spanish numbers
IMPORTANT: Dates in Spanish are organized differently than in English–the day comes before the month. So May 3, 1997 is written as 3/5/97 and is read as “el tres de mayo de mil novecientos noventa y siete.”
Dr. Lori Madden is a professor of foreign languages with a B.A. (Hood College), M.A. (University of Delaware) and Ph.D. (University of Florida) in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Literature. She is on faculty at St. Petersburg College. Dr. Madden has resided in Spain, Brazil and Costa Rica.