How to Say ‘Three ten-peso coins’ in Mexican Spanish
Tres monedas de diez
tres moh-NEH-dahs deh DYehs
[tres moh-NEH-dahs deh DYehs]
💬 Usage Tip: de links the item to its value: un billete de cincuenta "a fifty-peso bill". "Pesos" is usually left unsaid.
Phrase Breakdown
Tres monedas
tres moh-NEH-dahs
Three coins
'Monedas' means coins. Tap the 'r' in 'tres' lightly, and stress 'mo-NE-das'.
Me dio tres monedas.
He gave me three coins.
Words in this phrase
Tres
[tres]
Three
The number 3.
Necesito tres manzanas.
I need three apples.
monedas
[moh-NEH-dahs]
coins
Metal money pieces.
Tengo monedas de cinco.
I have five-peso coins.
de diez
deh DYehs
of ten (pesos)
Gives the coin's value. In Mexico the 'z' sounds like 's': 'de DYES'.
Necesito una moneda de diez.
I need a ten-peso coin.
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.
diez
[DYehs]
Ten
The number equivalent to the product of five and two.
Tengo diez manzanas.
I have ten apples.
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