milione
/miˈljo.ne/masculine
The Italian word for million is milione.
milione is a masculine cardinal number. Unlike in English, where you can say 'a million things', in Italian you must use the preposition di between milione and the noun it quantifies.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a masculine noun, milione requires the indefinite article un when used as a count, forming un milione. The plural form of milione is milioni.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 3 syllables, with the stress on the 2nd syllable: /miˈljo.ne/.
Did you know?
- The word milione is actually a giant version of the word for a thousand. It is formed by adding the augmentative suffix -one to mille, literally making it 'a big thousand'.
- While English uses a comma to separate thousands in '1,000,000', Italian traditionally uses a dot, writing it as '1.000.000'.
- The augmentative suffix -one found in milione is the same one used to create the word pallone 'ball' from palla 'small ball'.
Examples in context
- Ho un milione di cose da fare.I've got a million things to do.This sentence shows how to use milione with a list of tasks.Tatoeba #4162898 by Guybrush88, translation #2359607 by CK
- Questo vale un milione di yen.This is worth one million yen.This sentence demonstrates using milione with a currency.Tatoeba #5380590 by Guybrush88, translation #55416 by CK
- Conosco un milione di barzellette.I know a million jokes.This sentence illustrates using milione to quantify jokes.Tatoeba #10932142 by JeanM, translation #3726953 by CM
- Un milioneOne million
- Due milioniTwo million
- Cinque milioniFive million
- Un milione e mezzoOne and a half million
- Un milione di euroOne million euros
- Un milione di abitantiOne million inhabitants
- Un milione di anniOne million years
- Mi ha costato un milioneIt cost me a million
- 44 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Martina and Lorenzo are talking about a luxury car.
- MartinaQuell'auto costa un milione di euro!That car costs one million euros!
- LorenzoÈ incredibile, è troppo costosa.It's incredible, it's too expensive.
- MartinaChi vorrebbe spendere un milione per una macchina?Who would want to spend a million for a car?
- LorenzoSolo i miliardari, Martina.Only billionaires, Martina.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “million” translations and entries milione, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries milione, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
