Millón

Millón

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “millón”.

It’s a masculine noun meaning “million”. The plural form is “millones” (“millions”).

Both Spanish “millón” and English “million” come from the Italian word milione, which is an augmentative form of Italian mille (“thousand”).

Tengo un millón de cosas que hacer hoy.

I have a million things to do today.

Prometí hacer un millón de abdominales. Llevo tres. Me duele.

I promised to do a million sit-ups. I’ve done three. It hurts.

La ciudad tiene dos millones de habitantes y es una de las más grandes del país.

The city has two million inhabitants and is one of the largest in the country.

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