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dragon450900 · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 26

how do you say two thousand dollars in spanish ? Is dos mill dolares correct?

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MO39 · Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:28 am Post subject:

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.....

dragon450900 · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 26

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 · Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject:

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 · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 26

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 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

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.

PlayadelSoul · Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 346 Location: Playa del Carmen

I hope that isn't the number for the rent.

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

MO39 · Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:55 am Post subject:

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.... Confused