Number names in English and Spanish

In English and Spanish, there are two types of numbers, and different ways to call each of them. Here I include the numbers and a few bits of explanations.

In Spanish

Cardinal numbers

These numbers are used everyday. They indicate either quantity or magnitude.

In English...

+ from zero to twenty, they all have their own name
+ from there onwards, the last two figures of a number name will have a hyphen
+ over a million, every three additional zeroes (or multiplication by a thousand) will have an new name

While in Spanish...

+ from zero to thirty, they all have their own name
+ from there onwards, the last two figures of a number name will be named using the ten and the unit
+ over a million, every six additional zeroes (or multiplication by a million) will have an new name

Ordinal numbers

Ordinal numbers express position, so they both are integers and don't have a zero. In Spanish, you abbreviate the position writing the number plus a degree symbol (º). In English, you abbreviate the position writing the number plus the last two letters of its name (^st, ^nd, ^rd, or ^th). You should also know that in Spanish the names of the positions may change the last 'o' to 'a' to match the noun gender.

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