How to Say ‘One hundred forty-five’ in Mexican Spanish

Ciento cuarenta y cinco

SYEHN-toh kwah-REN-tah ee SEEN-koh

[SYEHN-toh kwah-REN-tah ee SEEN-koh]

💬 Usage Tip: Use cien "one hundred" for exactly 100, but ciento once more follows: cien pesos, ciento cinco pesos. The y "and" only goes between the tens and the ones: ciento cuarenta y cinco, never ciento y cuarenta.

Phrase Breakdown

Ciento cuarenta

SYEHN-toh kwah-REN-tah

one hundred forty

'Ciento' is used for 101 to 199. In Mexico the 'c' before 'i' sounds like an English 's': SYEN-toh kwah-REN-tah.

Example

Ciento cuarenta personas.

One hundred forty people.

Words in this phrase

Ciento

[SYEHN-toh]

one hundred

Form of 100 used before other numbers.

Example

Son ciento veinte pesos.

It's one hundred twenty pesos.

cuarenta

[kwah-REN-tah]

forty

The number 40.

Example

Cuesta cuarenta pesos.

It costs forty pesos.

y cinco

ee SEEN-koh

and five

Numbers from 31 to 99 use 'y' between the tens and the ones. Say 'y' like 'ee' and blend it into 'cinco': ee-SEEN-koh.

Example

Cuarenta y cinco minutos.

Forty-five minutes.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A conjunction used to join words or ideas.

Example

«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».

“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”

cinco

[SEEN-koh]

five

The number after four.

Example

Cinco días son una semana productiva.

Five days make a productive week.

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