What is the Spanish word for "thousand"?

Learn how to say "thousand" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

thousand

Spanish

mil

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Examples of how to use "thousand" in Spanish

English
Over a thousand people came to the concert.
Spanish
Más de mil personas asistieron al concierto.
English
She saved one thousand dollars last year.
Spanish
Ella ahorró mil dólares el año pasado.
English
The city has over a thousand trees.
Spanish
La ciudad tiene más de mil árboles.
English
I counted a thousand tiny stars.
Spanish
Conté mil pequeñas estrellas.
English
Tickets cost exactly one thousand yen.
Spanish
Las entradas cuestan exactamente mil yenes.

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