How to Say ‘We're already at eighty pesos.’ in Mexican Spanish
Ya vamos en ochenta pesos.
yah VAH-mohs en oh-CHEN-tah PEH-sohs
[yah VAH-mohs en oh-CHEN-tah PEH-sohs]
💬 Usage Tip: ir en plus an amount tells you a running total so far: vamos en la mitad "we're halfway".
Phrase Breakdown
Ya vamos
yah VAH-mohs
We're already
'Ya' means 'already'. In Mexico the 'y' sounds like the English 'y' in 'yes'.
Ya vamos tarde.
We're already late.
Words in this phrase
Ya
[yah]
Already
'Ya' is an adverb expressing that something has occurred already or yet.
Ya terminé mis tareas.
I have already finished my homework.
vamos
[VAH-mohs]
we're at (going)
Ir en + amount: the running total so far.
Vamos en cien pesos.
We're at a hundred pesos.
en ochenta pesos.
en oh-CHEN-tah PEH-sohs
at eighty pesos.
'Ir en' plus an amount means the running total so far. 'Ch' is like the English 'ch'. Stress: o-CHEN-ta.
La cuenta va en ochenta pesos.
The bill is at eighty pesos.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in / at
Used to show location.
El valet está en la entrada principal hoy.
The valet is at the main entrance today.
ochenta
[oh-CHEN-tah]
eighty
The number 80.
Son ochenta pesos.
It's eighty pesos.
pesos
[PEH-sohs]
Pesos
The currency used in Mexico.
El boleto cuesta cincuenta pesos.
The ticket costs fifty pesos.
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