cantidades en dólares
/kantidades en dolaɾes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "dollar amounts" is translated into Spanish as cantidades en dólares.
This phrase refers to specific sums of money expressed in US dollars. You can use the singular form cantidad en dólares to refer to a single dollar amount, or the plural cantidades en dólares to refer to multiple amounts. While en dólares is the standard way to express the currency, it is also grammatically acceptable to use cantidades de dólares to indicate the type of amount.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of cantidades (amounts), en (in) and dólares (dollars).
How does it change in a sentence?
When stating the specific amount of money, use the singular form dólar if the amount is exactly one (for example, Un dólar). For any amount greater than one, use the plural form dólares (for example, Dos dólares or Cien dólares). To express cents, such as $3.50, you can use the word con to connect the dollars and cents, as in tres dólares con cincuenta centavos.
Did you know?
- In some Latin American regions, people use the term verde or verdes (green) as a slang term for 'dollar amounts' because of the color of US currency.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the decimal point used in 'dollar amounts' is replaced by a comma, meaning $1,500.50 might be written as 1.500,50.
- When writing checks or formal documents in Spanish to avoid fraud, it is common practice to write the amount in both numbers and words. The words 'solo' or 'únicamente' are often added to the written text to prevent anyone from adding more numbers.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuánto cuesta ese libro?How much does that book cost?
- Son veinte dólares.It is twenty dollars.
- ¿cuánto te costó esa camiseta?How much did that t-shirt cost you?
- Solo me costó tres billetitos.It only cost me three little bills.
- No entiendo estas cantidades en dólares.I don't understand these dollar amounts.
- El reporte muestra varias cantidades en dólares.The report shows several dollar amounts.
- Debes verificar todas las cantidades en dólares.You must verify all the dollar amounts.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are reviewing a business budget in an office.
- Mateo¿Viste las cantidades en dólares en la factura?Did you see the dollar amounts on the invoice?
- ElenaSí, Mateo, las cantidades son correctas.Yes, Mateo, the amounts are correct.
- MateoPerfecto, entonces podemos aprobar el pago.Perfect, then we can approve the payment.
- ElenaDe acuerdo, yo me encargo del resto.Okay, I will take care of the rest.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
