How to Say ‘I only have a five-hundred bill.’ in Mexican Spanish
Nada más traigo un billete de quinientos.
NAH-dah mahs TRY-goh oon bee-YEH-teh deh kee-NYEN-tohs
[NAH-dah mahs TRY-goh oon bee-YEH-teh deh kee-NYEN-tohs]
Phrase Breakdown
Nada más traigo
NAH-dah mahs TRY-goh
I only have (on me)
'Nada más' means 'only'. Link the words smoothly: 'NA-da-MAS-TRAI-go'.
Nada más traigo tarjeta.
I only have a card on me.
Words in this phrase
Nada
[NAH-dah]
nothing / anything
“Nada” means nothing. After a negative, it often translates as “anything.”
No hace falta traer nada a la comida.
There is no need to bring anything to the meal.
más
[mahs]
just (with 'nada')
Together with 'nada' forms 'just/only'.
Nada más un minuto.
Just one minute.
traigo
[TRY-goh]
I have on me
From 'traer'; what you carry with you.
Traigo poco dinero.
I have little money on me.
un billete de quinientos.
oon bee-YEH-teh deh kee-NYEN-tohs
a five-hundred bill.
Here 'pesos' is understood, so it's left out. A 500 bill is hard to break in small shops.
Pagué con un billete de quinientos.
I paid with a five-hundred bill.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a / an
An indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for masculine singular nouns.
Cuando haces eso, eres un idiota.
When you do that, you are an idiot.
billete
[bee-YEH-teh]
bill / banknote
Masculine noun for paper money.
Tengo un billete de cincuenta.
I have a fifty bill.
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.
quinientos
[kee-NYEN-tohs]
five hundred
The number 500.
Cuesta quinientos pesos.
It costs five hundred pesos.
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