How to Say ‘How much is it to paint a Catrina?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Cuánto cuesta pintar una Catrina?
KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah peen-TAR OO-nah kah-TREE-nah
[KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah peen-TAR OO-nah kah-TREE-nah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Street face painters often post no prices. Asking up front is normal and avoids an awkward surprise at the end.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cuánto cuesta
KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah
How much does it cost
A standard way to ask a price. Say 'KWAN-to KWES-ta'.
¿Cuánto cuesta el pan?
How much does the bread cost?
Words in this phrase
Cuánto
[KWAHN-toh]
how much
Question word asking about quantity or price.
¿Cuánto es en total?
How much is it in total?
cuesta
[KWEHS-tah]
it costs
Form of 'costar' (to cost) for it/he/she.
El taco cuesta veinte pesos.
The taco costs twenty pesos.
pintar una Catrina?
peen-TAR OO-nah kah-TREE-nah
to paint a Catrina?
The service you are asking about. Raise your voice at the end for the question.
¿Sabes pintar una Catrina?
Do you know how to paint a Catrina?
Words in this phrase
pintar
[peen-TAR]
to paint
Infinitive verb meaning to apply paint or color to something.
Me gusta pintar calaveras.
I like to paint skulls.
una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.
A recruiter gave me her card today.
Catrina
[kah-TREE-nah]
Catrina (elegant skeleton lady)
The iconic elegant female skeleton figure of Day of the Dead, popular as a face-painting design.
Mi hermana se vistió de Catrina.
My sister dressed up as a Catrina.
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