How to Say ‘It's a hundred and eighty’ in Mexican Spanish
Son ciento ochenta
sohn SYEN-toh oh-CHEN-tah
[sohn SYEN-toh oh-CHEN-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Prices take son "they are", not es, because the amount counts as plural. Same with son doscientos "it's two hundred".
Phrase Breakdown
Son
[sohn]
they are / it is
"Son" is a form of the verb "ser". In reservations, it is used to state a quantity, like saying how many guests there are.
En la reservación, Son cuatro para la cena.
For the reservation, there are four for dinner.
ciento
[SYEN-toh]
one hundred
Form of 'cien' used before other numbers, like 180.
Cuesta ciento veinte pesos.
It costs one hundred twenty pesos.
ochenta
[oh-CHEN-tah]
eighty
The number 80.
Son ochenta pesos.
It's eighty pesos.
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