English–Spanish

“thousand” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/mil/

Example

Tengo mil euros para el viaje.

I have a thousand euros for the trip.

Illustration for mil (thousand)

How to say “thousand” in Spanish

“Thousand” in Spanish is mil.

Ten rows of one hundred dots each (total 1,000).

Full entry for mil: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with mil

Casi mil personas asistieron al concierto.

Almost a thousand people attended the concert.

Tips for using mil

  • Mil is invariable and normally appears without 'un' before it, so Spanish uses 'dos mil' and 'tres mil' and uses 'miles de' when meaning 'thousands of'.

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