How to Say "paper money" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “paper money” is “billete” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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nounA1
general term
Examples
Perdí un billete de diez euros en la calle.
I lost a ten-euro banknote on the street.
¿Tienes cambio para un billete de cincuenta?
Do you have change for a fifty-bill?
Prefiero pagar con tarjeta que con billetes.
I prefer to pay by card rather than with cash/bills.
Gender Rule
Since 'billete' ends in '-e', it is masculine, so you must use 'el' or 'un' before it.
Mixing up bills and coins
Mistake: “Dame una billete.”
Correction: Dame un billete. (Remember 'billete' is masculine, and 'moneda' is used for coins.)
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