How to Say ‘How much for the marigolds?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A cómo el cempasúchil?
ah KOH-moh el sem-pah-SOO-cheel
[ah KOH-moh el sem-pah-SOO-cheel]
Phrase Breakdown
¿A cómo
ah KOH-moh
How much (is)
A common Mexican market way to ask a price. Say it as one flow: 'a-KO-mo', with stress on 'có'.
¿A cómo los jitomates?
How much are the tomatoes?
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
at
Used before clock times to say when something happens.
Salgo a las cinco.
I leave at five.
cómo
[KOH-moh]
how
Used to ask about the nature or character of something.
¿Cómo se usa «Cómo» en preguntas sobre la empresa?
How is “Cómo” used in questions about the company?
el cempasúchil?
el sem-pah-SOO-cheel
the marigold?
The orange Day of the Dead flower, a word from Nahuatl. Say 'sem-pa-SU-chil', with stress on 'sú'.
El cempasúchil es para el altar.
The marigold is for the altar.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
cempasúchil
[sem-pah-SOO-cheel]
marigold (Mexican)
The orange flower used to decorate altars on Día de los Muertos; from Nahuatl.
El cempasúchil guía a las almas.
The marigold guides the souls.
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