Pesos y medidas
Like most of the world, the Spanish use the metric system for weights and measures. Here are the main units and a link to a converter so you can find out the Imperial equivalents.
Weight / el peso |
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| gram | un gramo | ||
| kilogram | un kilogramo un kilo |
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Volume / el volumen |
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| liter | un litro | ||
| milliliter | un mililitro | ||
Length / el largo |
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| centimeter | un centímetro | ||
| meter | un metro | ||
| kilometer | un kilómetro | ||
When weights and measures are used in front of nouns, the preposition de is required and the article is omitted:
| un kilo de tomates | a kilogram of tomatoes | |
| un litro de leche | a liter of milk |
Imperial system
| foot | un pie | |
| inch | una pulgada | |
| mile | una milla | |
| pound | una libra |
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