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How to Say ‘That's one hundred eighty, young man.’ in Mexican Spanish

Son ciento ochenta, joven.

sohn SYEN-toh oh-CHEN-tah HOH-ven

[sohn SYEN-toh oh-CHEN-tah HOH-ven]

Phrase Breakdown

Son ciento ochenta,

sohn SYEN-toh oh-CHEN-tah

It's one hundred eighty,

This is how you state a price. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Son ciento ochenta, por favor.

It's one hundred eighty, please.

Words in this phrase

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.

Example

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.

Example

Cuesta ciento veinte pesos.

It costs one hundred twenty pesos.

ochenta

[oh-CHEN-tah]

eighty

The number 80.

Example

Son ochenta pesos.

It's eighty pesos.

joven.

HOH-ven

young man.

Mexicans commonly address a man or a customer as 'joven'. The 'j' is a raspy 'h': HO-ven.

Example

Gracias, joven.

Thanks, young man.

Words in this phrase

joven

[HOH-ven]

young man

Polite, friendly way to address a young man in Mexico.

Example

Gracias, joven.

Thanks, young man.

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