How to Say ‘Half a kilo of tomatoes, please.’ in Mexican Spanish
Medio kilo de jitomates, por favor.
MEH-dyoh KEE-loh deh hee-toh-MAH-tehs pohr fah-VOHR
[MEH-dyoh KEE-loh deh hee-toh-MAH-tehs pohr fah-VOHR]
💬 Usage Tip: Ordering by amount follows one pattern: quantity, then de, then the item. Swap in any food you need, like un kilo de tortillas.
Phrase Breakdown
Medio kilo de jitomates,
MEH-dyoh KEE-loh deh hee-toh-MAH-tehs
Half a kilo of tomatoes,
'Medio' means half, and no article is needed. 'Jitomate' is the Mexican word for the red tomato. The 'j' is a breathy sound: 'hee-toh-MAH-tes'.
Compré medio kilo de jitomates en el mercado.
I bought half a kilo of tomatoes at the market.
Words in this phrase
Medio
[MEH-dyoh]
half
Means half of a unit when placed before a noun.
Quiero medio litro de agua.
I want half a liter of water.
kilo
[KEE-loh]
kilo
Noun for kilogram, the common weight unit.
Quiero un kilo de café.
I want a kilo of coffee.
de
[deh]
of
A common preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about' depending on context.
Un vaso de agua.
A glass of water.
jitomates
[hee-toh-MAH-tehs]
tomatoes
Mexican word for red tomatoes (from Nahuatl).
Los jitomates están muy rojos.
The tomatoes are very red.
por favor.
pohr fah-VOHR
please.
A polite closing for any request. Stress the last syllable: 'por fah-VOR'.
Una agua, por favor.
A water, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[pohr]
Please
Used to make requests more polite.
Podrías cerrar la puerta, por favor?
Could you close the door, please?
favor
[fah-VOHR]
Please
Used to make requests more polite.
Podrías cerrar la puerta, por favor?
Could you close the door, please?
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