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How to Say ‘Okay, how about a hundred and twenty?’ in Mexican Spanish

Bueno, ¿qué tal ciento veinte?

BWEH-noh keh tahl SYEHN-toh BAYN-teh

[BWEH-noh keh tahl SYEHN-toh BAYN-teh]

Phrase Breakdown

Bueno, ¿qué tal

BWEH-noh keh tahl

Okay, how about

'Bueno' here means 'okay/well' and starts a compromise. Say BWE-no, ke-TAL.

Example

Bueno, ¿qué tal el viernes?

Okay, how about Friday?

Words in this phrase

Bueno

[BWEH-noh]

well / okay

Interjection to concede or start a new idea.

Example

Bueno, vamos.

Okay, let's go.

qué

[keh]

how

An exclamatory word meaning 'how' in phrases like 'How nice...!'

Example

¡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.

Example

¿Qué tal si pagamos mitad?

How about we pay half?

ciento veinte?

SYEHN-toh BAYN-teh

one hundred twenty?

This is the counteroffer. Use rising intonation for the question.

Example

Le ofrezco ciento veinte.

I offer you one hundred twenty.

Words in this phrase

ciento

[SYEHN-toh]

one hundred

Form of 100 used before other numbers.

Example

Son ciento veinte pesos.

It's one hundred twenty pesos.

veinte

[BAYN-teh]

twenty

The number 20.

Example

Hay veinte alumnos en la clase.

There are twenty students in the class.

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