How to Say ‘It's a hundred and fifty pesos, young man.’ in Mexican Spanish
Son ciento cincuenta pesos, joven.
sohn SYEHN-toh seen-KWEHN-tah PEH-sohs HOH-ben
[sohn SYEHN-toh seen-KWEHN-tah PEH-sohs HOH-ben]
Phrase Breakdown
Son ciento cincuenta
sohn SYEHN-toh seen-KWEHN-tah
It's one hundred fifty
The price is stated with 'son'. The 'c' sounds like 's' in Mexico.
Son ciento cincuenta, señora.
It's one hundred fifty, ma'am.
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.
En la reservación, Son cuatro para la cena.
For the reservation, there are four for dinner.
ciento
[SYEHN-toh]
one hundred
Form of 100 used before other numbers.
Son ciento veinte pesos.
It's one hundred twenty pesos.
cincuenta
[seen-KWEHN-tah]
fifty
The number 50.
Tengo cincuenta pesos.
I have fifty pesos.
pesos, joven.
PEH-sohs HOH-ben
pesos, young man.
'Joven' is a common, friendly way to address a young man (or any customer) in Mexico. The 'j' is a breathy 'h': HO-ven.
Gracias, joven.
Thank you, young man.
Words in this phrase
pesos
[PEH-sohs]
pesos
Mexico's currency; plural of 'peso'.
El viaje cuesta doscientos pesos.
The ride costs two hundred pesos.
joven
[HOH-ben]
young man (polite address)
Literally 'young'; in Mexico a common friendly way to address a man, even a not-so-young one.
Gracias, joven, ¿cuánto le debo?
Thanks, young man, how much do I owe you?
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