dos mil veinte
/dos mil beinte/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "two thousand twenty" is dos mil veinte.
dos mil veinte is used to represent either the specific year 2020 or the quantity 2,020.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of dos (two), mil (thousand) and veinte (twenty).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico and most Latin American countries, dos mil veinte is the formal way to say "two thousand twenty".
How does it change in a sentence?
Unlike English, which often uses a conjunction like "and" (as in "two thousand and twenty"), Spanish does not use a conjunction between the thousands and the tens in this number.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word mil is used for the number 1,000 without needing the word for 'one' (uno) before it. While English speakers say 'one thousand', Spanish speakers simply say mil.
- The word mil descends from the Latin mīlle, which was originally a word for a thousand paces rather than just a abstract number.
- The word mil shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'mile', both descending from the concept of a thousand or a unit of measurement.
Examples in context
- El accidente fue en dos mil veinte.The accident was in two thousand twenty.
- Esa película salió en dos mil veinte.That movie came out in two thousand twenty.
- Compré este coche en dos mil veinte.I bought this car in two thousand twenty.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about a photo album.
- LucíaMira esta foto de dos mil veinte.Look at this photo from two thousand twenty.
- JavierÉramos muy jóvenes en ese entonces.We were very young back then.
- LucíaSí, fue un año muy especial.Yes, it was a very special year.
- JavierTienes razón, Lucía.You are right, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dos, mil, veinte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
