How to Say ‘That's one hundred forty-five pesos.’ in Mexican Spanish
Son ciento cuarenta y cinco pesos.
son SYEHN-toh kwah-REN-tah ee SEEN-koh PEH-sohs
[son SYEHN-toh kwah-REN-tah ee SEEN-koh PEH-sohs]
💬 Usage Tip: Prices take son "they are" because the pesos are plural: son veinte pesos. Only exactly one peso takes es: es un peso.
Phrase Breakdown
Son ciento cuarenta
son SYEHN-toh kwah-REN-tah
It's one hundred forty
'Son' (they are) is used for prices because the amount is plural. Link it smoothly: son-SYEN-toh.
Son ciento cuarenta en total.
It's one hundred forty in total.
Words in this phrase
Son
[son]
are
Third person plural present form of 'to be'.
Ellos son simpáticos.
They are nice.
ciento
[SYEHN-toh]
one hundred
Form of 100 used before other numbers.
Son ciento veinte pesos.
It's one hundred twenty pesos.
cuarenta
[kwah-REN-tah]
forty
The number 40.
Cuesta cuarenta pesos.
It costs forty pesos.
y cinco pesos.
ee SEEN-koh PEH-sohs
and five pesos.
'Pesos' is the Mexican currency. Both vowels are short and clear: PEH-sohs.
Cuesta veinte y cinco pesos más.
It costs twenty and five more pesos.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
cinco
[SEEN-koh]
five
The number after four.
Cinco días son una semana productiva.
Five days make a productive week.
pesos
[PEH-sohs]
pesos
Mexico's currency; plural of 'peso'.
El viaje cuesta doscientos pesos.
The ride costs two hundred pesos.
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