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In Latin American Spanish, which is most likely what you learn in school, the number forty-three can be written as: "cuarenta y tres."

In Latin American Spanish, the numbers zero through ten are: cero (0), uno (1), dos (2), tres (3), cuatro (4), cinco (5), seis (6), siete (7), ocho (8), nueve (9), diez (10). After that, the preteens and teens can be written as: once (11), doce (12), trece (13), catorce (14), quince (15), dieciseis (16), diecisiete (17), dieciocho (18), and diecinueve (19). All numbers up to 99 after this can be written by adding the tens place (10, 20, 90, etc.) to the single-digit (ones) numbers (except the 20s, see bottom).

Let's break this apart. Here are all of the tens places: veinti- (20), treinta (30), cuarenta (40), cincuenta (50), sesenta (60), setenta (70), ochenta (80), and noventa (90). To make a number, have the tens place, "y" (and), and the single-digit amount that you'd like. For example: 93 = noventa (90) y tres. 93 = 90 and 3. See? Try this: 46 = cuarenta (40) y seis (6).

There is one exception, though: the 20s. The twenties have been modified so that instead of writing veinte y tres (23), it is written as a whole word: veintitres. Notice the e in veinte becomes an i. This on applies to the 20s.

I hope this helps!

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