How to Say "shilling" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “shilling” is “chelín” — B1 level.
Examples
El chelín era una moneda británica antes de 1971.
The shilling was a British coin before 1971.
Cambiamos nuestros dólares a chelines kenianos en el aeropuerto.
We exchanged our dollars for Kenyan shillings at the airport.
En la novela, el pan costaba solo unos pocos chelines.
In the novel, the bread cost only a few shillings.
Making it Plural
When you have more than one, it becomes 'chelines'. Notice that the accent mark on the 'í' disappears in the plural form.
Gender of Currencies
Like most currency names in Spanish (peso, dólar, euro), 'chelín' is masculine. You should use 'el' or 'un' with it.
Spelling it like English
Mistake: “shilling”
Correction: chelín (Spanish changes the 'sh' to a 'ch' and adds an accent at the end to show where the stress goes.)
Forgetting the Plural Accent Rule
Mistake: “chelínes”
Correction: chelines (We drop the accent mark in the plural because the natural stress stays on the same syllable without needing the written mark.)
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