How to Say ‘By just one number.’ in Spain Spanish
Por un solo número.
por oon SOH-loh NOO-meh-roh
[por oon SOH-loh NOO-meh-roh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Matching only the last digit of the winning number gets your money back, which is called el reintegro "the refund". Missing by one at the end hurts twice over, because you don't even get that.
Phrase Breakdown
Por un solo
por oon SOH-loh
By just one
'Por' means 'by' here, showing the margin. 'Un solo' means a single one.
Por un solo punto.
By just one point.
Words in this phrase
Por
[por]
by
Used to indicate the means or method.
Lograrlo por medio de esfuerzo.
Achieve it by means of effort.
un
[oon]
a / one
Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Tomamos un café después de la charla.
We had a coffee after the talk.
solo
[SOH-loh]
just, only
Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'.
Solo quiero un café.
I just want a coffee.
número.
NOO-meh-roh
number.
The written accent shows the stress: 'NÚ-me-ro'.
Dime tu número.
Tell me your number.
Words in this phrase
número
[NOO-meh-roh]
number
Noun used for house numbers, phone numbers, etc.
Mi número es el cinco.
My number is five.
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