How to Say ‘The full face is one hundred pesos.’ in Mexican Spanish
La cara completa son cien pesos.
lah kah-rah kohm-PLEH-tah son SYEN PEH-sohs
[lah kah-rah kohm-PLEH-tah son SYEN PEH-sohs]
💬 Usage Tip: The verb here is son, not es, because it agrees with the plural cien pesos. Prices often work this way: son veinte pesos "it's twenty pesos".
Phrase Breakdown
La cara completa
lah kah-rah kohm-PLEH-tah
The whole face
The item being priced. Pause briefly after it. Say 'KA-ra kom-PLE-ta'.
La cara completa tarda diez minutos.
The whole face takes ten minutes.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
cara
[kah-rah]
face
The front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal.
Debes plantar cara al miedo.
You must face the fear.
completa
[kohm-PLEH-tah]
complete / full
Feminine adjective meaning whole or entire.
Pinté la pared completa.
I painted the whole wall.
son cien pesos.
son SYEN PEH-sohs
is one hundred pesos.
Prices use 'son' because 'pesos' is plural. 'Cien' sounds like 'syen'.
Las flores son cien pesos.
The flowers are one hundred pesos.
Words in this phrase
son
[son]
are
Third person plural present form of 'to be'.
Ellos son simpáticos.
They are nice.
cien
[SYEN]
one hundred
The number 100; becomes 'ciento' in 101 to 199.
Tengo cien pesos.
I have one hundred pesos.
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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