How to Say ‘Here you go, it's seventy.’ in Mexican Spanish
Tenga, son setenta.
TEN-gah sohn seh-TEN-tah
[TEN-gah sohn seh-TEN-tah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Saying the amount as you hand over the cash confirms the agreed price. Carrying small bills helps, because drivers often claim they have no change.
Phrase Breakdown
Tenga
[TEN-gah]
here you go
Formal command of tener, used when handing something over.
Tenga su cambio.
Here's your change.
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.
setenta
[seh-TEN-tah]
seventy
The number 70.
Mi abuela tiene setenta años.
My grandmother is seventy years old.
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