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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 | |||
| gram | un gramo | ||
| kilogram | un kilogramo un kilo | ||
Volume / El volumen | |||
| liter | un litro | ||
| milliliter | un mililitro | ||
Length / El largo | |||
| 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:
| a kilogram of tomatoes | un kilo de tomates | |
| a liter of milk | un litro de leche |
Imperial system / El sistema imperial
| foot | un pie | |
| inch | una pulgada | |
| mile | una milla | |
| pound | una libra |
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