El carro cuesta novecientos cincuenta y cinco dólares.
The car costs nine hundred fifty-five dollars.
Breakdown of El carro cuesta novecientos cincuenta y cinco dólares.
el carro
the car
el dólar
the dollar
costar
to cost
cinco
five
Questions & Answers about El carro cuesta novecientos cincuenta y cinco dólares.
Why is 900 spelled novecientos instead of "nuevecientos"?
Most hundreds in Spanish are formed by just combining the number with -cientos (like doscientos or trescientos). However, 900 is slightly irregular. It drops the "u" from nueve and becomes novecientos. Two other common irregulars to watch out for in the hundreds are 500 (quinientos) and 700 (setecientos).
How do numbers like 55 work in Spanish?
For numbers from 31 to 99, you separate the "tens" and the "ones" with the word y (and). So, 55 is literally "fifty and five" (cincuenta y cinco). Remember that numbers from 21 to 29 are written as a single combined word (like veinticinco), but starting at 31, they split into three separate words!
Why is the verb cuesta if the dictionary says the word for "to cost" is "costar"?
Why is an "e" added to make dólares plural instead of just saying "dólars"?