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18.1.8 Before cien and mil there is no un
In English sometimes we say one hundred, one thousand; not in Spanish!
one thousand men =
mil hombres
(
incorrect
:
un mil hombres
)
one hundred women =
cien mujeres
(
incorrect
:
un cien mujeres
)
but:
one hundred and fifty thousand
is
ciento cincuenta y un mil
. There is no billion in Spanish. It is said thousand millions.
1.000.000.000
= mil millones
615.000.000.000
= seiscientos quince mil millones
421.328.576.432
= cuatro cientos veintiún mil trescientos veintiocho millones quinientos setenta y seis mil cuatro cientos treinta y dos
but there is a trillion called billón
1.000.000.000.000
= un billón
2.582.345.233.125
= dos billones quinientos ochenta y dos mil trescientos cuarenta y cinco millones doscientos treinta y tres mil ciento veinticinco
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