Some Latin American countries use the same name, peso (peh-soh), for their currency. However, other countries have their own Spanish word for the name of their money. Here are the names of many currencies:
La moneda de Argentina es el peso. (lah moh-neh-dah deh ahr-Hehn-tee-nah ehs ehl peh-soh) (The currency of Argentina is the peso.)
En Bolivia se usa el peso boliviano. (ehn bvoh-lee-bveeah seh oo-sah ehl peh-soh bvoh-lee-bveeah-noh) (In Bolivia, they use the Bolivian peso.)
La moneda de Colombia también se llama peso. (lah moh-neh-dah deh koh-lohm-bveeah tahm-bveeehn seh yah-mah peh-soh) (The currency of Colombia is also called peso.)
En Chile pagan sus cuentas con pesos chilenos. (ehn chee-leh pah-gahn soos kooehn-tahns kohn peh-sohs chee-leh-nohs) (In Chile they pay their bills with Chilean pesos.)
En Costa Rica la moneda que usan se llama colón. (ehn kohs-tah ree-kah lah moh-neh-dah keh oo-sahn seh yah-mah koh-lohn) (In Costa Rica, the currency they use is called the colón.)
La moneda de Cuba sigue siendo el peso. (lah moh-neh-dah deh koo-bvah see-gheh seeehn-doh ehl peh-soh) (The Cuban currency is still the peso.)
La moneda de Ecuador era el sucre, pero hoy se usa el dólar americano. (lah moh-neh-dah deh eh-kooah-dohr eh-rah ehl soo-kreh, peh-roh ohy seh oo-sah ehl doh-lahr ah-meh-ree-kah-noh) (The currency of Ecuador used to be the Sucre, but now the U.S. Dollar is used.)
La moneda de El Salvador, como la de Costa Rica, se llama colón. (lah moh-neh-dah deh ehl sahl-bvah-dohr koh-moh lah deh kohs-tah ree-kah seh yah-mah koh-lohn) (El Salvador’s currency, like that of Costa Rica, is called the colón.)
Guatemala tiene la moneda con el bello nombre: Quetzal. (gooah-teh-mah-lah teeeh-neh lah moh-neh-dah kohn ehl bveh-yoh nohm-bvreh keh-tsahl) (Guatemala has a currency with a beautiful name: Quetzal.)
Honduras usa una moneda de nombre extraño: Lempira. (ohn-doo-rahs oo-sah oo-nah moh-neh-dah deh nohm-bvreh ehks-trah-nyoh lehm-pee-rah) (Honduras uses a currency with a strange name: Lempira.)
En México se usa el peso. (ehn meh-Hee-koh seh oo-sah ehl peh-soh) (In Mexico they use the peso.)
En Nicaragua se paga con córdobas. (ehn nee-kah-rah-gooah seh pah-gah kohn kohr-doh-bvahs) (In Nicaragua you pay with córdobas.)
En Panama se paga con balboas. (ehn pah-nah-mah seh pah-gah kohn bvahl-bvoh-ahs) (In Panama you pay with balboas.)
El Guaraní es la moneda del Paraguay. (ehl gooah-rah-nee ehs lah moh-neh-dah dehl pah-rah-gooahy) (The guaraní is the Paraguayan currency.)
En Perú compré con soles. (ehn peh-roo kohm-preh kohn soh-lehs) (In Peru I purchased with sols.)
Puerto Rico usa el dólar americano. (pooehr-toh ree-koh oo-sah ehl doh-lahr ah-meh-ree-kah-noh) (Puerto Rico uses the U.S. dollar.)
El peso pasa por la República Dominicana. (ehl peh-soh pah-sah pohr lah reh-poo-bvlee-kah doh-mee-nee-kah-nah) (The Peso is used throughout the Dominican Republic.)
En Uruguay se compra la leche con pesos. (ehn oo-roo-gooahy seh kohm-prah lah leh-cheh kohn peh-sohs) (In Uruguay you buy milk with pesos.)
En Venezuela se ganan el pan en bolivares. (ehn bveh-neh-sooeh-lah seh gah-nahn ehl pahn ehn bvoh-lee-bvah-rehs) (In Venezuela they make their dough [Literally: they earn their bread] with bolivars.)
Spain itself is part of the European Union and therefore conducts business in euros.