cien mil
/θjen mil/from spelling rules
The English phrase "one hundred thousand" is translated into Spanish as cien mil.
cien mil is used to represent the number that is ten times ten thousand.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of cien, meaning one hundred and mil, meaning thousand.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this specific construction, the word cien acts as an invariable adjective for the number 100 and mil does not change its form for plurality.
How do you pronounce it?
/θjen mil/
Did you know?
- The word mil traces its lineage back to the Latin word mīlle, which is the same root for the English word 'mile'.
- While cien mil is used globally, Spanish speakers in different countries use different punctuation for this number. Some use a dot as a thousands separator and others use a space or a comma.
- Spanish does not use the word 'one' uno before cien mil. Saying un cien mil would be considered grammatically incorrect.
Examples in context
- El proyecto costará cien mil dólares.The project will cost one hundred thousand dollars.
- La población de la ciudad alcanzará el número de cien mil habitantes.The population of the city will reach one hundred thousand inhabitants.
- El edificio tiene una capacidad de cien mil personas.The building has a capacity of one hundred thousand people.
- El coche cuesta cien mil euros.The car costs one hundred thousand euros.
- Hay cien mil personas en la ciudad.There are one hundred thousand people in the city.
- Ese edificio tiene cien mil ladrillos.That building has one hundred thousand bricks.
Example conversation
María and Mateo are discussing the price of a house.
- María¿Cuánto cuesta la casa, Mateo?How much does the house cost, Mateo?
- MateoCuesta cien mil dólares.It costs one hundred thousand dollars.
- MaríaEs un precio muy alto.It is a very high price.
- MateoSí, pero es una gran inversión.Yes, but it is a great investment.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cien, mil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
