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"Dieciocho" is a noun which is often translated as "eighteen", and "dos mil" is an adjective which is often translated as "two thousand". Learn more about the difference between "dieciocho" and "dos mil" below.
el dieciocho(
dyeh
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see
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oh
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choh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (number)
b. eighteenth (in dates)
Su cumpleaños es el dieciocho de mayo.Her birthday is on the eighteenth of May.
dos mil(
dohs
meel
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (number)
a. two thousand
Hay dos mil especies de insectos en estos bosques.There are two thousand species of insects in this woods.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (number)
a. two thousand
El dos mil es múltiplo de dos y de mil.Two thousand is a multiple of two and one thousand.
