How to Talk about Years in Spanish

Talking about years (años) is pretty straightforward in Spanish, since years are said just like any cardinal number. Let's take a look at some examples!

What's in a Year?

Unlike in English, there really aren't any special rules for saying the years in Spanish. You just pronounce them as you would if you were talking about a quantity or a price, for example.

Let's take a look!

Number	Spanish
0	cero
110	ciento diez
240	doscientos cuarenta
311	trescientos once
427	cuatrocientos veintisiete
518	quinientos dieciocho
657	seiscientos cincuenta y siete
789	setecientos ochenta y nueve
867	ochocientos sesenta y siete
916	novecientos dieciséis
1000	mil
1010	mil diez
1178	mil ciento setenta y ocho
1210	mil doscientos diez
1347	mil trescientos cuarenta y siete
1492	mil cuatrocientos noventa y dos
1589	mil quinientos ochenta y nueve
1600	mil seiscientos
1777	mil setecientos setenta y siete
1810	mil ochocientos diez
1950	mil novecientos cincuenta
1999	mil novecientos noventa y nueve
2000	dos mil
2009	dos mil nueve
2017	dos mil diecisiete
2018	dos mil dieciocho

Here are some examples:

examples
¿En qué año naciste? - En mil novecientos ochenta y nueve. What year were you born? - In nineteen eighty-nine.
¿Cuándo empezó la Revolución mexicana? - En mil novecientos diez. When did the Mexican Revolution begin? - In nineteen ten.