diff --git a/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/parser.py b/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/parser.py
index 6f5ebe8..c2caad4 100644
--- a/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/parser.py
+++ b/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/parser.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def clean_surface(surface, span):
 
 ###############################################################################
 def split_spellout_sequence(text, span):
+    negatives = reg.negatives(lang)
     units = reg.units(lang)
     tens = reg.tens(lang)
     scales = reg.scales(lang)
@@ -78,19 +79,22 @@ def split_spellout_sequence(text, span):
         )
         # if should start a new seqquence
         # split on:
+        #   a minus word (minus ten)
         #   unit -> unit (one two three)
         #   unit -> tens (five twenty)
         #   tens -> tens (twenty thirty)
         #   same scale starts  (hundred and one hundred and two)
         should_split = False
-        if prev_word_rank == 1 and rank in [1, 2]:
+        if word in negatives:
+            should_split = True
+        elif prev_word_rank == 1 and rank in [1, 2]:
             should_split = True
         elif prev_word_rank == 2 and rank == 2:
             should_split = True
         elif rank >= 3 and rank == prev_scale:
             should_split = True
             prev_scale = rank
-        if should_split:
+        if should_split and last_word_end > 0:
             # yield up to here
             adjust = 0
             if prev_word.lower() in [
@@ -141,6 +145,7 @@ def extract_spellout_values(text):
         ):
             continue
         try:
+            is_negative = False
             surface, span = clean_surface(seq, span)
             if not surface:
                 continue
@@ -160,6 +165,9 @@ def extract_spellout_values(text):
                 except ValueError:
                     match = re.search(reg.numberwords_regex(), word)
                     scale, increment = reg.numberwords(lang)[match.group(0)]
+                if scale < 0:  # negative, must be the first word in the sequence
+                    is_negative = True
+                    continue
                 if (
                     scale > 0
                     and increment == 0
@@ -178,11 +186,14 @@ def extract_spellout_values(text):
                 if scale > 100 or word == "and":
                     result += curr
                     curr = 0.0
+            value = result + curr
+            if is_negative:
+                value = -value
             values.append(
                 {
                     "old_surface": surface,
                     "old_span": span,
-                    "new_surface": str(result + curr),
+                    "new_surface": str(value),
                 }
             )
         except (KeyError, AttributeError):
diff --git a/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/regex.py b/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/regex.py
index 2bb8506..f2d995f 100644
--- a/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/regex.py
+++ b/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/regex.py
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ MULTIPLICATION_OPERATORS = {" times "}
 
 DIVISION_OPERATORS = {" per ", " a "}
 
+NEGATIVES = {"minus", "negative"}
+
 GROUPING_OPERATORS = {",", " "}
 DECIMAL_OPERATORS = {"."}
 
diff --git a/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/speak.py b/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/speak.py
index de40fca..68236c7 100644
--- a/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/speak.py
+++ b/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/speak.py
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ def unit_to_spoken(unit, count=1):
         # derived unit
         denominator_dimensions = [i for i in unit.dimensions if i["power"] > 0]
         denominator_string = parser.name_from_dimensions(denominator_dimensions, lang)
-        plural_denominator_string = load.pluralize(denominator_string)
+        if denominator_string:
+            plural_denominator_string = load.pluralize(denominator_string)
+        else:
+            # in case the denominator is empty, its plural is, too
+            plural_denominator_string = denominator_string
         unit_string = unit.name.replace(denominator_string, plural_denominator_string)
     return unit_string
diff --git a/quantulum3/regex.py b/quantulum3/regex.py
index 42b02fd..750eaf7 100644
--- a/quantulum3/regex.py
+++ b/quantulum3/regex.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ def powers(lang="en_US"):
     return _get_regex(lang).POWERS
 
 
+def negatives(lang="en_US"):
+    return _get_regex(lang).NEGATIVES
+
+
 def exponents_regex(lang="en_US"):
     return _get_regex(lang).EXPONENTS_REGEX
 
@@ -75,6 +79,8 @@ def numberwords(lang="en_US"):
 
     numwords.update(miscnum(lang))
 
+    for word in negatives(lang):
+        numwords[word] = (-1, 0)
     for idx, word in enumerate(units(lang)):
         numwords[word] = (1, idx)
     for idx, word in enumerate(tens(lang)):

diff --git a/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/tests/extract_spellout_values.py b/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/tests/extract_spellout_values.py
index 8833396..84dd698 100644
--- a/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/tests/extract_spellout_values.py
+++ b/quantulum3/_lang/en_US/tests/extract_spellout_values.py
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ TEST_CASES = [
     ("hundred and five hundred and six", ["105.0", "106.0"]),  # this is ambiguous..
     ("hundred and five twenty two", ["105.0", "22.0"]),
     ("hundred and five twenty two million", ["105.0", "22000000.0"]),
+    ## negatives
+    ("minus ten", ["-10.0"]),
+    ("minus a million and a half", ["-1000000.5"]),
+    ("negative million and a half", ["-1000000.5"]),
+    ## negative splitting
+    ("minus twenty five and thirty six", ["-25.0", "36.0"]),
+    ("twenty five and minus thirty six", ["25.0", "-36.0"]),
+    ("negative twenty five and minus thirty six", ["-25.0", "-36.0"]),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/quantulum3/tests/test_hypothesis.py b/quantulum3/tests/test_hypothesis.py
index 5cc0f66..c7d25b4 100644
--- a/quantulum3/tests/test_hypothesis.py
+++ b/quantulum3/tests/test_hypothesis.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import unittest
 
-from hypothesis import given, settings
+from hypothesis import example, given, settings
 from hypothesis import strategies as st
 
 from .. import parser as p
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class TestNoErrors(unittest.TestCase):
         p.extract_spellout_values(s, lang=lang)
 
     @given(st.text(), multilang_strategy)
+    @example("0/B", "en_US")
     @settings(deadline=None)
     def test_inline_parse_and_expand(self, s, lang):
         # Just assert that this does not throw any exceptions

negative spelled out numbers are not recognized as negative
**Describe the bug**
```python 
from quantulum3 import parser
parser.parse("minus ten")
# returns 10 should return -10.
```

quantulum3/_lang/en_US/tests/extract_spellout_values.py::ExtractSpellout::test_spellout_values quantulum3/tests/test_hypothesis.py::TestNoErrors::test_inline_parse_and_expand
quantulum3/tests/test_hypothesis.py::TestNoErrors::test_clean_text quantulum3/tests/test_hypothesis.py::TestNoErrors::test_extract_spellout_values quantulum3/tests/test_hypothesis.py::TestNoErrors::test_parse