millas aéreas
/miʝas aeɾeas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "air miles" is translated into Spanish as millas aéreas.
The phrase millas aéreas is used in the context of airline loyalty schemes and frequent flyer programs.
What does it mean word for word?
This phrase is a literal translation where millas means "miles" and aéreas means "aerial" or "air".
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are referring to a single unit of measurement, the singular form is milla aérea.
How do you pronounce it?
/miʝas aeɾeas/
Did you know?
- The word milla shares a root with the Latin 'mille', which means 'thousand', referring to the thousand paces of a Roman legion's march.
- Despite using millas aéreas for travel rewards, almost every Spanish-speaking country officially uses the metric system for all actual distance measurements.
- While millas aéreas is understood, many airlines in Spain and Latin America prefer the term puntos meaning 'points' because loyalty systems often reward spend rather than actual distance.
Examples in context
- Acumulé muchas millas aéreas este año.I accumulated many air miles this year.
- Puedes canjear tus millas aéreas por vuelos.You can redeem your air miles for flights.
- ¿Cuántas millas aéreas tienes en tu cuenta?How many air miles do you have in your account?
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are planning a trip together.
- SofíaVoy a usar mis millas aéreas para el viaje.I'm going to use my air miles for the trip.
- Mateo¡Qué bien! Así ahorramos mucho dinero.That's great! That way we save a lot of money.
- SofíaSí, tengo suficientes millas aéreas para dos boletos.Yes, I have enough air miles for two tickets.
- MateoGracias, Sofía. Eres muy generosa.Thank you, Sofía. You are very generous.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
