Could I chose freely which one to use or there are some circumstance need to be consider?
what is the difference between mille and millier de
- « Back to Q&A Forum
- « Previous questionNext question »
DengKwiziq community member
what is the difference between mille and millier de
This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing large numbers -thousands/millions/billions - in French"
Asked 1 month ago
Deng,
Link to a previous answer by Céline to similar question.
They are interchangeable terms, except when there is a complement following, in which case "mille" should not be used.
For example, ' ... de milliers de visiteurs' is correct, but not '.... de mille de visiteurs" - a limitation on the use of 'mille'.
See Larousse under Difficulties-Emploi
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/mille-et-milliers
https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/mille/51453#difficulte
Don't have an account yet? Join today
Ask a question
Find your French level for FREE
Test your French to the CEFR standard
Find your French level