nueve mil
/ˌnwebe ˈmil/
The English phrase nine thousand is translated into Spanish as nueve mil.
nueve mil is used to denote the number 9000. If you wish to emphasize individual units, you can say nueve mil unidades.
Meaning: 9000 (num)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of nueve (nine) and mil (thousand).
How does it change in a sentence?
Unlike English, where 'thousand' can be pluralized as 'thousands', the word mil remains invariant when used as a specific number in Spanish.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˌnwebe ˈmil/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, when writing nueve mil on a check or legal document, people often add the word exactos to prevent anyone from adding more numbers to the end.
- In some Latin American countries, a point is used as a thousands separator, so 9000 is written as 9.000, which can be confused with a decimal point in English.
- The word mil shares a distant common ancestor with the English word 'mile', as both trace back to roots describing a thousand units.
Examples in context
- ¡Es de más de nueve mil!It's over nine thousand!Tatoeba #1652601 by Takato, translation #1652600 by Takato
- nueve mil unidades de productoNine thousand units of product
- nueve mil pavosNine thousand euros/pesetas
- Necesito nueve mil manzanas, por favorI need nine thousand apples, please
- Ese coche cuesta nueve mil euros.That car costs nine thousand euros.
- Hay nueve mil personas en el concierto.There are nine thousand people at the concert.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are discussing the price of a flight.
- Alejandro¿Cuánto cuesta el billete de avión?How much does the plane ticket cost?
- LucíaCuesta exactamente nueve mil pesos.It costs exactly nine thousand pesos.
- AlejandroEs un poco caro para mí.It is a bit expensive for me.
- LucíaTienes razón, es mucho dinero.You're right, it's a lot of money.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “nine thousand” translations and entries nueve mil, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mil, nueve, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
