How do you say 2666 in Spanish?
January 5, 2009 9:53 PM Subscribe
How do you say 2666 in Spanish?
I assume you say "twenty-six sixty-six" in English. What about Spanish?
"Veintiséis sesenta y séis"? "dos mil seisciento sesenta y seis"?
Help me out!
I assume you say "twenty-six sixty-six" in English. What about Spanish?
"Veintiséis sesenta y séis"? "dos mil seisciento sesenta y seis"?
Help me out!
Well, of course, "dos mil seiscientos sesenta y seis" (note that it's seiscientos, not seisciento) wouldn't be wrong. But it will take someone else to tell you what people usually say in informal situations, which is what you seem to really be asking.
posted by musicinmybrain at 10:06 PM on January 5, 2009
posted by musicinmybrain at 10:06 PM on January 5, 2009
Response by poster: Thanks, MIMB. I think I asked this question very poorly. I want to know what Spanish speakers call the Bolaño novel .
posted by Bizurke at 10:11 PM on January 5, 2009
posted by Bizurke at 10:11 PM on January 5, 2009
Context for this usage would be helpful. Even in English the year 2666 is pronounced differently than that many apples.
posted by iamkimiam at 10:13 PM on January 5, 2009
posted by iamkimiam at 10:13 PM on January 5, 2009
The (native) Spanish speaker beside me confirms that "Dos mil seiscientos sesenta y seis" is exactly right, but if you wish to sound cool or casual, "dos seis seis seis" (two six six six) or better "Dos triple seis" (two triple six) is common shorthand too.
All of those work for the year or an arbitrary number.
posted by rokusan at 10:13 PM on January 5, 2009
All of those work for the year or an arbitrary number.
posted by rokusan at 10:13 PM on January 5, 2009
Best answer: Additional info: yes, the book title too. "Dos mil seiscientos sesenta y seis."
posted by rokusan at 10:14 PM on January 5, 2009
posted by rokusan at 10:14 PM on January 5, 2009
Confirmation from the New York Public Library. Great novel.
posted by Holly at 4:43 AM on January 6, 2009
posted by Holly at 4:43 AM on January 6, 2009
The translator of the book, Natasha Wimmer, has been asked this question:
Jeremy: Do you have any indication whether he preferred the book's title to be pronounced "Twenty-six sixty-six" or "Two thousand six hundred sixty-six"?
Wimmer: I have no idea. In Spanish, when you say a phone number, for example, it'd be "twenty-six sixty-six," not "two six six six."
posted by mattbucher at 8:51 AM on January 6, 2009
Jeremy: Do you have any indication whether he preferred the book's title to be pronounced "Twenty-six sixty-six" or "Two thousand six hundred sixty-six"?
Wimmer: I have no idea. In Spanish, when you say a phone number, for example, it'd be "twenty-six sixty-six," not "two six six six."
posted by mattbucher at 8:51 AM on January 6, 2009
most of us WILL say "Dos mil seiscientos y sesentaseis"....really all the other stuff sounds OFF
posted by The1andonly at 9:13 AM on January 6, 2009
posted by The1andonly at 9:13 AM on January 6, 2009
In Spanish videos on Youtube they refer to it as dos mil seiscientos sesenta y seis.
posted by JJ86 at 9:22 AM on January 6, 2009
posted by JJ86 at 9:22 AM on January 6, 2009
[dos mil seiscientos sesenta y seis] excellent book.
posted by mateuslee at 11:25 AM on January 6, 2009
posted by mateuslee at 11:25 AM on January 6, 2009
Best answer: Native Chilean speaker here. The book is referred to as "Dos mil seiscientos sesenta y seis" by my Bolaño loving, literature degreed wife.
We spell out phone numbers, not years. Also, if you were going to spell it out, you'd probably speak each individual digit "dos seis seis seis", not "veintiseis sesenta y seis".
posted by signal at 12:53 PM on January 6, 2009 [1 favorite]
We spell out phone numbers, not years. Also, if you were going to spell it out, you'd probably speak each individual digit "dos seis seis seis", not "veintiseis sesenta y seis".
posted by signal at 12:53 PM on January 6, 2009 [1 favorite]
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posted by mochapickle at 10:04 PM on January 5, 2009