For 333 years, Spain heavily influenced the Philippines in many aspects of life as a colonizer of the country. This includes the widely used Spanish loaned numerals such as uno, dos, tres, and so on. Spanish numerals were adapted to the Filipino language by using their number names with the application of the way Filipinos make sounds of letters and spell words (see Filipino Language Pronunciation section).
Try reading and reciting the first ten Spanish loaned numbers below!
Numbers 11 to 15 are resonates the first five Spanish loaned numbers, while number 16 to 19 use the term diyesi- (which is quite similar to how “labing-” is used in the Filipino numerals).
The variations of the Spanish number names can be used instead of "-eynta." Example: Bentenuwebe, Trentá'y otso.
Succeeding numbers resonate the first nine numbers in the ones place. On a different note, succeeding numbers that are multiples of ten (20, 30, 40…) have similar ending syllables (-eynta / -enta), except for number 20. Let the table below help you figure out the pattern of these numerals.