How to Say ‘You should get seventy pesos in change.’ in Mexican Spanish
Le tocan setenta pesos de cambio.
leh TOH-kahn seh-TEHN-tah PEH-sohs deh KAHM-byoh
[leh TOH-kahn seh-TEHN-tah PEH-sohs deh KAHM-byoh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Le tocan] matches the thing being received: plural [setenta pesos], so it uses plural [tocan]. If it were one peso, you'd hear [Le toca un peso de cambio].
Phrase Breakdown
Le
[leh]
to you / to him / to her
Indirect object pronoun used formally for 'you' or for 'him/her.'
Le doy su recibo en un momento.
I'll give you your receipt in a moment.
tocan
[TOH-kahn]
are due
From 'tocar'; here it means something is owed or belongs to someone.
Le tocan dos boletos gratis.
You get two free tickets.
Setenta pesos
seh-TEHN-tah PEH-sohs
Seventy pesos
The amount of change being given.
Cuestan setenta pesos.
They cost seventy pesos.
Words in this phrase
setenta
[seh-TEHN-tah]
seventy
The number 70.
Setenta personas llegaron temprano.
Seventy people arrived early.
pesos
[PEH-sohs]
pesos
Mexican currency units.
El libro cuesta ciento veinte pesos.
The book costs one hundred twenty pesos.
De cambio
deh KAHM-byoh
As change
Indicates that the money is being returned after payment.
Me dieron veinte pesos de cambio.
They gave me twenty pesos in change.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A common preposition used in many expressions.
Una taza de café.
A cup of coffee.
cambio
[KAHM-byoh]
change
Money given back after payment.
Aquí está su cambio, señor.
Here is your change, sir.
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