How to Say ‘A hundred-peso bill’ in Mexican Spanish
Un billete de cien
oon bee-YEH-teh deh SYEN
[oon bee-YEH-teh deh SYEN]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Taxi drivers often lack change for big bills, so carry smaller ones like cien or cincuenta. A quinientos "five hundred" bill can cause real trouble.
Phrase Breakdown
Un billete
oon bee-YEH-teh
A bill
'Billete' means a paper bill. In Mexico 'll' sounds like the English 'y': 'bi-YE-te'.
Tengo un billete grande.
I have a big bill.
Words in this phrase
Un
[oon]
a / one
Masculine singular indefinite article.
Un costo pequeño es aceptable para el valet.
A small cost is acceptable for valet service.
billete
[bee-YEH-teh]
bill / banknote
Masculine noun for paper money.
Tengo un billete de cincuenta.
I have a fifty bill.
de cien
deh SYEN
of one hundred
Gives the bill's value. In Mexico 'c' before 'i' sounds like 's': 'de SYEN', said in one syllable.
¿Tiene cambio de cien?
Do you have change for a hundred?
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
cien
[SYEN]
one hundred
The number 100; becomes 'ciento' in 101 to 199.
Tengo cien pesos.
I have one hundred pesos.
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