Numbers, time & dates
Count, say prices, tell the time, and understand dates.
The hyphen rule
Use hyphens between tens and units and around i: trenta-dos, vint-i-set. Hundreds also take a hyphen: quatre-cents. Un/una, dos/dues, and the hundreds agree with a following feminine noun.
Cardinal numbers
| Number | Catalan |
|---|---|
| 0 | zero |
| 1 | un / una |
| 2 | dos / dues |
| 3 | tres |
| 4 | quatre |
| 5 | cinc |
| 6 | sis |
| 7 | set |
| 8 | vuit |
| 9 | nou |
| 10 | deu |
| 11 | onze |
| 12 | dotze |
| 13 | tretze |
| 14 | catorze |
| 15 | quinze |
| 16 | setze |
| 17 | disset |
| 18 | divuit |
| 19 | dinou |
| 20 | vint |
| 21 | vint-i-un / vint-i-una |
| 22 | vint-i-dos / vint-i-dues |
| 30 | trenta |
| 40 | quaranta |
| 50 | cinquanta |
| 60 | seixanta |
| 70 | setanta |
| 80 | vuitanta |
| 90 | noranta |
| 100 | cent |
| 200 | dos-cents / dues-centes |
| 1000 | mil |
| 1000000 | un milió |
Time and dates
Barcelona speech commonly uses the quarter system: un quart de nou is 8:15, dos quarts de nou is 8:30, and tres quarts de nou is 8:45. The transparent alternatives les vuit i quart and les vuit i mitja are also understood.
| Expression | Meaning |
|---|---|
| És la una. | It is one o’clock. |
| Són les tres. | It is three o’clock. |
| Avui és dimarts, primer de setembre. | Today is Tuesday, September first. |
| el 16 de setembre de 2026 | 16 September 2026 |
| a dos quarts de set | at 6:30 |
| de nou a cinc | from nine to five |
Examples you can use
Quant costa? Costa trenta-cinc euros.
How much does it cost? It costs thirty-five euros.
Som quatre persones i tenim una reserva.
There are four of us and we have a reservation.
El tren surt a tres quarts de vuit.
The train leaves at 7:45.
Avui és vint-i-tres d’abril, Sant Jordi.
Today is 23 April, Saint George’s Day.
Visc al tercer pis, segona porta.
I live on the third floor, second door.
El meu número és el sis, zero, set, vuit, dos, quatre, nou, tres, u.
My number is 607 824 931.
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