How to Say ‘Make it two hundred and we'll call it even.’ in Mexican Spanish
Déjemelo en doscientos y quedamos a mano.
DEH-heh-meh-loh ehn dohs-SYEHN-tohs ee keh-DAH-mohs ah MAH-noh
[DEH-heh-meh-loh ehn dohs-SYEHN-tohs ee keh-DAH-mohs ah MAH-noh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Meeting halfway is the usual way fare disputes end. Offering it yourself lets both sides walk away satisfied.
Phrase Breakdown
Déjemelo en doscientos
DEH-heh-meh-loh ehn dohs-SYEHN-tohs
Let me have it for two hundred
A friendly counteroffer. Stress DEH at the start of 'déjemelo'.
Déjemelo en doscientos, por favor.
Let me have it for two hundred, please.
Words in this phrase
Déjemelo
[DEH-heh-meh-loh]
leave it to me
Formal command of 'dejar' + me + lo; to let someone have it at a price.
Déjemelo más barato.
Give it to me cheaper.
en
[ehn]
at
Marks the price agreed.
Lo dejo en cien.
I'll leave it at a hundred.
doscientos
[dohs-SYEHN-tohs]
two hundred
The number 200.
Son doscientos pesos.
It's two hundred pesos.
y quedamos a mano.
ee keh-DAH-mohs ah MAH-noh
and we're even.
Closes the deal. The 'y' sounds like 'ee' and links to 'quedamos'.
Me invitas un café y quedamos a mano.
Buy me a coffee and we're even.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
quedamos
[keh-DAH-mohs]
we are / we end up
'Quedar' meaning to be left in a state.
Quedamos contentos.
We ended up happy.
a
[ah]
(part of 'a mano')
'Quedar a mano' means to be even.
Ya estamos a mano.
Now we're even.
mano
[MAH-noh]
hand / even
Hand; in 'a mano' it means even, square.
Te pagué, quedamos a mano.
I paid you, we're even.
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