un milione
/un miˈljo.ne/word by word
One million in Italian is un milione.
un milione is the number equal to one thousand thousands. When writing numbers in Italian, periods are used instead of commas to separate thousands and millions, such as 1.000.000. In formal or technical contexts, the phrase un milione di unità may be used to emphasize one million as a concrete unit or entity.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word milione is a masculine noun and remains singular when referring to the number one million. When using un milione as a quantifier for a noun, it must be followed by the preposition di.
How do you pronounce it?
/un miˈljo.ne/. The word has 3 syllables, and the stress is on the 2nd syllable.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often forget to include the preposition di after un milione when it is followed by a noun or a currency, such as in the phrase un milione di euro.
Did you know?
- The suffix -one used in milione is the same one used to create words like pasticcione, meaning someone who makes a big mess.
- The word milione is actually an 'exaggerated' version of the word for one thousand, mille, thanks to the augmentative suffix -one.
- Because milione is a masculine noun, you must ensure any accompanying adjectives match its gender, even if the thing being counted is feminine.
Examples in context
- Questo vale un milione di yen.This is worth one million yen.This sentence is useful for expressing the value of an item in a specific currency using un milione.Tatoeba #5380590 by Guybrush88, translation #55416 by CK
- Un milione è un numero a sette cifre.One million is a seven digit number.This sentence is useful for defining un milione as a seven-digit number.Tatoeba #4471086 by Guybrush88, translation #4463341 by Jesse
- La casa fu venduta per un milione di dollari.The house was sold for one million dollars.This sentence is useful for describing a sale price in a specific currency using un milione.Tatoeba #4981898 by Guybrush88, translation #4981879 by bellyfuss1
- Circa un milione di euro.Approximately one million euros
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Example conversation
Sofia and Francesco are talking about the budget for a concert.
- SofiaAbbiamo un milione di euro per l'evento.We have one million euros for the event.
- FrancescoÈ un budget enorme, Sofia.It is a huge budget, Sofia.
- SofiaSì, ma serve un milione per coprire tutto.Yes, but we need one million to cover everything.
- FrancescoAllora dobbiamo gestire bene i soldi.Then we must manage the money well.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (un, milione) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries milione, un, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
