quinientos
/kinjentos/from spelling rules
quinientos is the Spanish word for the number five hundred.
quinientos is used to denote the number 500.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Chile, the colloquial phrase Quinientos Mangos is used to refer to 500 pesos, where mango serves as slang for the currency.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form quinientos uses a masculine ending to agree with masculine nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/kinjentos/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American contexts, saying quinientos can be used hyperbolically to describe any large, unspecified amount, similar to the English phrase 'a million'.
- In Chile, the word mango, which means 'mango fruit' in standard Spanish, is used alongside quinientos as a slang term for pesos.
- While the word for five is cinco, the word quinientos switches to a 'qu' spelling because it preserves the ancient Latin root quīnque.
Examples in context
- El costo total es quinientos.The total cost is 500.
- El libro cuesta quinientos pesos.The book costs five hundred pesos.
- Tengo quinientos seguidores en Instagram.I have five hundred followers on Instagram.
- Hay quinientos estudiantes en la escuela.There are five hundred students in the school.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are talking about a laptop price.
- LucíaMateo, ¿cuánto cuesta esa computadora?Mateo, how much does that computer cost?
- MateoCuesta quinientos dólares.It costs five hundred dollars.
- LucíaEs un precio muy bueno.That is a very good price.
- MateoSí, es una gran oferta.Yes, it is a great deal.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
