Dispute with taxi driver: Fare disputes
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Key Phrases
¿Cuánto es hasta aquí?
How much is it to here?
Pero en la app decía ciento ochenta.
But the app said one eighty.
¿Le parece bien si le pago doscientos?
Would it be okay if I pay you two hundred?
Skills You'll Learn
Ask about the price of a ride.
Preguntar por el precio de un viaje.
Explain that the app showed a different fare.
Explicar que la app mostraba una tarifa diferente.
Negotiate a polite payment amount and close the conversation respectfully.
Negociar una cantidad de pago con cortesía y cerrar la conversación con respeto.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’ve just arrived at your destination in Mexico at night and are talking with the driver about the fare because the price is higher than what the app showed.
Buenas noches, ¿cuánto es hasta aquí?
Good evening, how much is it to here?
Son doscientos cincuenta, joven.
That will be two hundred and fifty, young man.
¿Dos cincuenta? Pero en la app decía ciento ochenta.
Two fifty? But the app said one eighty.
Sí, pero hubo tráfico pesado, amigo.
Yes, but there was heavy traffic, buddy.
Entiendo, pero no me avisó del cambio.
I understand, but they didn't let me know about the change.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buenas
BWEH-nahs
Good
Noches
NOH-ches
Night(s) / good night
Buenas noches.
BWEH-nahs NOH-ches
Good evening.
🇲🇽 [Buenas noches] works for both "good evening" and "good night" in Mexico; context tells you which one you mean.
See breakdown →¿Cuánto
KWAHN-toh
How much
Es
ehs
Is
Hasta aquí
AHS-tah ah-KEE
Up to here / to here
💬 [Hasta] often means "up to" or "as far as," so [hasta aquí] is literally "up to here." Same pattern: [hasta el hotel] = "to the hotel."
See breakdown →¿Cuánto es hasta aquí?
KWAHN-toh ehs AHS-tah ah-KEE
How much is it to here?
💬 For prices, Spanish often says [¿Cuánto es ...?] literally "How much is it ...?" You can reuse it with places: [¿Cuánto es al centro?] or [¿Cuánto es hasta el aeropuerto?]
See breakdown →Son
sohn
They are / It is
💬 Spanish uses [son] for clock times and also for amounts: [Son las dos] and [Son doscientos cincuenta]. Don't translate it word-for-word as "they are" here.
See breakdown →Doscientos cincuenta
dohs-SYEHN-tohs seen-KWEHN-tah
Two hundred fifty
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