Currency

Spanish currency basically follows the same structure as English but with some exceptions. Here are some examples of currencies. Let's say the amount is in dollars: you have to add the suffix dólar, if it is a single currency unit, or dólares, for more than one. Please note that the word dólares has a stress in the ó. This means the stress in the intonation of this word should be in the vowel o.

The numbers from 1 to 15 have unique names:

• $1= Un dólar
• $2 = Dos dólares
• $4 = Cuantro dólares
• $5 = Cinco dólares
• $6 = Seis dólares
• $9 = Nueve dólares
• $10 = Diez dólares
• $11 = Once dólares
• $12 = Doce dólares
• $13= Trece dólares
• $14 = Catorce dólares
• $15 = Quince dólares

From 16 to 29 they follow a pattern. It comes from the combination of both number names. Example

• $16 = Dieciseis (Comes from 10 + 6 ~= Diez + Seis)
• $19 = Diecinueve (Comes fom 10 + 9 ~= Diez + Nueve)
• $20 = Veinte
• $21 = Ventiun (Comes from 20 + 1 ~= Veinte + Un)
• $22 = Veintidos
• $26= Veintiseis
• $29 = Veintinueve

The numbers from 30 to 99 follow a similar structure. You have to take the base (30, or 40, or 60…) then add a “y” and finally the other number. For example: Bases:

• $30 = Treinta
• $40 = Cuarenta
• $50 = Cincuenta
• …
• $90 = Noventa

Then:

• $31 = Treinta y un dólares (Comes from 30 + “y” + 1)
• $32 = Treinta y dos dólares
• $36 = Treinta y seis dólares
• $41 = Cuarenta y un dólares
• $42 = Cuarenta y dos dólares
• $46= Cuarente y seis dólares
• $55 = Cincuenta y cinco dólares
• $96 = Noventa y seis dólares

The same will happen for the hundreds and thousands, and bigger amounts, but without the “y”. Example:

• $100 = Cien dólares (NOTE: This is irregular, see following examples to see)
• $200 = Doscientos dólares
• $400 = Cuatrocientos dólares
• $500 = Quinientos dólares
• …
• $900 = Novecientos dòlares
• $101 = Ciento un dólares
• $106 = Ciento seis dólares
• $201 = Doscientos un dólares
• $246 = Doscientos cuarenta y seis dólares
• $822 = Ochocientos Veintidos dólares
• $916 = Novecientos dieciseis dólares

The thousands, millions, billions, and so on follow the same structure as in English. You say how many thousands you are using, for example in English we would say “5000” Five thousands. In Spanish we would say “Cinco Mil.”

• $1,000 = Mil dólares
• $2,000 = Dos mil dólares
• $5,000 = Cinco mil dólares
• $5,555 = Cinco mil quinientos cincuenta y cinco dólares
• $10,000 = Diez mil dólares
• $15,000 = Quince mil dólares
• $29,000 = Veintinueve dólares
• $42,000 = Cuarenta y dos mil dólares
• $96,241 = Noventa y seis mil doscientos cuarenta y un dólares
• $1,000,000 = Un millon
• $2,000,000 = Dos millones (NOTE: millones is the plural of millon)
• $29,000,000 = Veintinueve millones
• $95,000,000 = Noventa y cinco millones
• $95,246,896 = Noventa y cinco millones doscientos cuarenta y seis mil ochocientos noventa y seis

Now the decimal numbers… These basically follow the same rules, but you will have to add the word centavo for a unit of cent, or centavos for more than one cent. To add the cents component, we can use either “con” (which means “with”) or “y” (which means “and)

Examples:

• $1,254.22 = Mil doscientos cincuenta y cuatro dólares con veintidos centavos.
• or you can say:
• $1,254.22 = Mil doscientos cincuenta y cuatro dólares y veintidos centavos.
• $1,926.26 = Mil novecientos veintiseis dólares con veintiseis centavos
• $1,926.26 = Mil novecientos veintiseis dólares y veintiseis centavos.
• $2,542.31 = Dos mil quinientos cuarenta y dos dólares con treinta y un centavos.
• $2,542.31 = Dos mil quinientos cuarenta y dos dólares y treinta y un centavos.

Translations from English need to take the location of the dynamic playback into account when they are “divided.” For example:

The Spanish translation would include a phrase “un monto de” for “an amount of” which needs to precede the dynamic playback, not follow it.