How the numbers are written in Catalan

Writing the numbers in Catalan is sometimes a bit complicated due to the fact that they contain hyphens between some figures . Also, the Catalan figures contain spellings that can generate doubts when writing them, but once we learn it, it will not imply any problem. In this article, we explain in detail how the numbers are written in Catalan so that you do not have any doubts.

Write the numbers in Catalan from 0 to 10

The units in Catalan are written like this:

0: zero
1: u, but it can also be a or when used as a determinant
2: two / dues
3: three
4: quatre
5: zinc
6: sis
7: set
8: vuit
9: nou
10: deu

Write the numbers in Catalan from 11 to 20

11: onze
12: dotze
13: tretze
14: fourteen
15: fifteen
16: setze
17: disset
18: divuit
19: dinou
20: vint

Write the numbers in Catalan from 21 to 99

From number twenty-one, the numbers in Catalan are written in the same way changing the ten and taking into account that you must write a hyphen between the number of the ten and the unit :

20: vint -> in this case exceptionally two scripts are written, for example vint-iu or vint-i-set
30: trenta -> trenta-dos or trenta-dues
40: quaranta -> quaranta-three
50: cinquanta -> cinquanta-quatre
60: seixanta -> seixanta-cinc
70: setanta -> setanta-sis
80: vuitanta -> vuitanta- set
90: noranta -> noranta-vuit

Write the numbers in Catalan from 100

The number 100 in Catalan is written cent and, when we exceed this figure, we must apply the rules seen in the previous sections and, in addition, write a hyphen between units and hundreds.

To remember between what numbers in Catalan you must write scripts, you can use the mnemonic rule: DUC, which means that the script goes between Tens-Units and Units-Hundreds.

Examples: