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How to Say "three hundred" in Spanish

The Spanish word forthree hundredis trescientosA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
adjectiveA1
cardinal number
A large collection of three hundred small, colorful marbles gathered in a clear glass bowl.

Examples

Hay trescientos estudiantes en mi escuela.

There are three hundred students in my school.

Este libro tiene exactamente trescientos páginas.

This book has exactly three hundred pages.

El billete de avión costó trescientos euros.

The plane ticket cost three hundred euros.

Matching the Gender

This word changes its ending depending on whether you are talking about masculine or feminine things. Use 'trescientos' for men/masculine objects and 'trescientas' for women/feminine objects.

Placement

Just like in English, put 'trescientos' directly before the person or thing you are counting.

Don't split the word

Mistake:tres cien

Correction: trescientos (It must be written as one single word in Spanish).

Avoid using 'de' with nouns

Mistake:trescientos de libros

Correction: trescientos libros (You don't need 'of' between the number and the noun).

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