How to Say ‘How about a hundred and twenty?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Qué tal ciento veinte?
keh tahl SYEHN-toh BAYN-teh
[keh tahl SYEHN-toh BAYN-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: Put ¿qué tal...? in front of anything to propose it: ¿qué tal mañana? "how about tomorrow?".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Qué tal
keh tahl
How about
Here 'qué tal' introduces an offer, like 'how about'. Say ke-TAL.
¿Qué tal mañana?
How about tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
Qué
[keh]
how
An exclamatory word meaning 'how' in phrases like 'How nice...!'
¡Qué lindo que preguntes primero. Siempre se aprecia!
How nice that you ask first. It's always appreciated!
tal
[tahl]
about (how about)
In 'qué tal' it suggests an option: how about.
¿Qué tal si pagamos mitad?
How about we pay half?
ciento veinte?
SYEHN-toh BAYN-teh
one hundred twenty?
Use 'ciento' for numbers from 101 to 199. Say SYEN-to VEIN-te, and raise your voice at the end for a question.
Cuesta ciento veinte pesos.
It costs one hundred twenty pesos.
Words in this phrase
ciento
[SYEHN-toh]
one hundred
Form of 100 used before other numbers.
Son ciento veinte pesos.
It's one hundred twenty pesos.
veinte
[BAYN-teh]
twenty
The number 20.
Hay veinte alumnos en la clase.
There are twenty students in the class.
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