totales de dinero
/totales de dineɾo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "money totals" is translated into Spanish as totales de dinero.
totales de dinero refers to the final sums of money calculated from a list of individual amounts.
How do you pronounce it?
/totales de dineɾo/
Did you know?
- The word dinero evolved from the Latin word dēnārius, which was the name of a specific silver coin used in the Roman Empire.
- Spanish has a specific term, caja, meaning 'box', which is used to refer to the checkout or the place where money totals are calculated in a store.
- The word dinero is a linguistic cousin to the English word 'denier', which was a medieval coin used in France and England.
Examples in context
- El total es de 500 euros.The total is 500 euros.
- El total es de 1.500 euros.The total is 1,500 euros.
- El vestido cuesta 50 euros.The dress costs 50 euros.
- Las entradas cuestan 20 euros cada una.The tickets cost 20 euros each.
- Me costó 100 pesos.It cost me 100 pesos.
- Compré esta camiseta por 50.I bought this shirt for 50 [pesos].
- Ese celular cuesta 200 lucas.That cell phone costs 200 [units of currency – can be pesos, a local currency].
- El precio es de 25,50 euros.The price is 25.50 euros.
- La casa cuesta 2.500 euros.The house costs 2,500 euros.
- Pagué seis mil pesos y mi amigo pagó la mitad.I paid six thousand pesos, and my friend paid half [of that].
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are reviewing a budget together.
- ElenaJavier, ¿ya tienes los totales de dinero?Javier, do you have the money totals yet?
- JavierSí, los acabo de terminar ahora mismo.Yes, I just finished them right now.
- ElenaPerfecto, pásame la lista para revisarla.Perfect, pass me the list to review it.
- JavierAquí tienes el documento con todo.Here is the document with everything.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, dinero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
