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dragon450900
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 Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:04 am Post subject: stupid question but help please!!! |
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how do you say two thousand dollars in spanish ? Is dos mill dolares correct?
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MO39
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:28 am Post subject: |
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| It's "dos mil d�lares". Make sure you get the accent right on "d�lares" or you could end up saying something resembling "dolores", which means "pains". I wonder why you need this information..... |
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dragon450900
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thanks the reason is i am trying to work out rent on an apartment by paying in advance and i want to be very very clear on what i am being quoted.
Thank you for helping me out on this
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MO39
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You're very welcome. I started out in life as a Spanish teacher, so I enjoy helping people with their Spanish-language queries. Good luck with everything!
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dragon450900
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thanks i hope it works out too! I started out with the dream of teaching and helping others but right after school the family biz came calling and here i am 20 years later chasing my dream again in mexico of all places!!
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ls650
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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Take some paper and a pen/pencil, just to ensure there are no misunderstandings.
BTW I find that even after almost two years in Mexico, I still have difficulty distinguishing the words sesenta, setenta, and ciento (60, 70 and 100+) when they are spoken to me. It makes for some interesting conversations in stores and restaurants. |
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PlayadelSoul
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I hope that isn't the number for the rent. |
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ls650
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| PlayadelSoul wrote: |
| I hope that isn't the number for the rent. |
Why? I pay 2,300 pesos /month for a 2-bedroom, and that's considered cheap in this area! |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| BTW I find that even after almost two years in Mexico, I still have difficulty distinguishing the words sesenta, setenta, and ciento (60, 70 and 100+) when they are spoken to me. |
It doesn't get any easier after five years either.  Especially with telephone numbers.... |
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MO39
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I've found that understanding most numbers spoken in Spanish is difficult because people tend to say familiar numerical sequences (especially telephone numbers) very quickly. When I worked in an office for a bunch of years, this happened to me even in English, especially over the phone. When callers told me phone numbers and so on, they said them more quickly than when saying words. I wonder why....  |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:49 pm Post subject: Numbers |
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| MO39 wrote: |
| When I worked in an office for a bunch of years, this happened to me even in English, especially over the phone. When callers told me phone numbers and so on, they said them more quickly than when saying words. I wonder why.... |
I've noticed that about phone numbers, too. They even do that say-them-as-fast-as-you-can thing with phone numbers on the CDs that go with the textbook series we use where I teach. Toss in a variety of unfamiliar-to-me British accents, the use of the word "double" ("double three" instead of "three three",) and aught/naught (sp) instead of zero . . . I have a hell of a time understanding phone numbers on those CDs.
Maybe it's the local Yucatecan accent, but I find that people from here often mix up sesenta and setenta. My phone number ends with 79. I get quite a few phone calls from people calling the wrong number, and when I ask the callers what number they're trying to reach, many times they're similar phone numbers that end with 69 instead of 79.
Sparing all the details, where I teach we're involved in yet another new education project, this one with the number 9,000 as part of its name. During the orientation presentation, until I saw the name in writing, I thought the speaker was saying Noem�. I was trying to figure out who Noem� was and what made her so important that they had named a certification project after her.  |
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some waygug-in
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Make sure what you are being quoted.
Is the price in Mexican pesos or US dollars?
The difference is substantial. 
I know your post says dollars, but that does seem a bit high for Mexico. |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| some waygug-in wrote: |
| I know your post says dollars, but that does seem a bit high for Mexico. |
Even if that figure is the total for first month, last month, and security deposit, I'd say 2,000 dollars would be more than a bit high. That would be somewhere around 20,000 pesos, wouldn't it? Then again, if the plan is to pay an entire year's rent in advance, it would seem a reasonable amount. |
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Samantha
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Please be careful paying rent far in advance. If something goes wrong and you aren't comfortable staying in the arrangement you will most likely have a difficult time getting your money refunded. Lots of things come up, only discovered after living in a home which can affect your comfort. Things such as lack of privacy, noise levels, plumbing issues, water pressure, repairs which tend to be the tenants responsibility, etc. |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Samantha wrote: |
| Please be careful paying rent far in advance. |
That was my first thought, too, when I read the post. It's hard enough to get some landlords to live up to their part of the bargain when renters are paying month by month. I imagine it would be extremely difficult to get some of them to carry out their part of the responsibility if they had received an entire year's rent up front. |
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