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"One million" is an adjective which is often translated as "un millón", and "five hundred thousand" is an adjective which is often translated as "quinientos mil". Learn more about the difference between "one million" and "five hundred thousand" below.
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (number)
a. quinientos mil
I can't believe it! Five-hundred thousand people visited New York that day.¡No lo puedo creer! Quinientas mil personas visitaron Nueva York ese día.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (number)
a. el quinientos mil (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A group of five-hundred thousand marched to the capital today.Un grupo de quinientos mil marcharon a la capital hoy.
