How to Say ‘A five-hundred bill’ in Mexican Spanish
Un billete de quinientos
oon bee-YEH-teh deh kee-NYEN-tohs
[oon bee-YEH-teh deh kee-NYEN-tohs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Drivers rarely have change for a 500-peso bill, especially early in the day. Carry smaller bills for taxis.
Phrase Breakdown
Un billete
oon bee-YEH-teh
A bill (banknote)
'Billete' means a paper bill. Each 'e' is short and clear: 'bee-YEH-teh'.
Encontré un billete en la calle.
I found a bill on the street.
Words in this phrase
Un
[oon]
a / an
An indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for masculine singular nouns.
Cuando haces eso, eres un idiota.
When you do that, you are an idiot.
billete
[bee-YEH-teh]
bill / banknote
Masculine noun for paper money.
Tengo un billete de cincuenta.
I have a fifty bill.
de quinientos
deh kee-NYEN-tohs
of five hundred
'Quinientos' is 500, an irregular form. Say it 'kee-NYEN-tos'.
Es un billete de quinientos pesos.
It's a five-hundred-peso bill.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
quinientos
[kee-NYEN-tohs]
five hundred
The number 500.
Cuesta quinientos pesos.
It costs five hundred pesos.
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