How to Say ‘It's the three hundred we agreed on, right?’ in Mexican Spanish
Son los trescientos que quedamos, ¿verdad?
sohn lohs trehs-SYEHN-tohs keh keh-DAH-mohs behr-DAHD
[sohn lohs trehs-SYEHN-tohs keh keh-DAH-mohs behr-DAHD]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Confirming the price out loud before paying heads off any last-minute surcharge. Ending with ¿verdad? does it without sounding confrontational.
Phrase Breakdown
Son los trescientos
sohn lohs trehs-SYEHN-tohs
It's the three hundred
'Trescientos' means 300 and is stressed tre-SIEN-tos. 'Los' implies the pesos already agreed on.
Son los trescientos de la renta.
It's the three hundred for the rent.
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.
los
[lohs]
the
Los is the masculine plural definite article meaning 'the.'
Fue de los buenos, de verdad.
It was one of the good ones, really.
trescientos
[trehs-SYEHN-tohs]
three hundred
The number 300.
Son trescientos pesos.
It's three hundred pesos.
que quedamos,
keh keh-DAH-mohs
that we agreed on
'Quedar' also means 'to agree', which is very common in Mexico. Both 'que' and 'que' in 'quedamos' are pronounced with a 'k' sound: ke ke-DA-mos.
Es lo que quedamos.
It's what we agreed on.
Words in this phrase
que
[keh]
that
Used to introduce a clause.
Quiero que lo sepas.
I want you to know.
quedamos
[keh-DAH-mohs]
we agreed on
'Quedar' in the sense of agreeing on something.
Es lo que quedamos ayer.
It's what we agreed yesterday.
¿verdad?
behr-DAHD
right?
This tag question asks for confirmation. Stress ver-DAD and raise your voice at the end.
Hace calor, ¿verdad?
It's hot, right?
Words in this phrase
verdad
[behr-DAHD]
right?
'¿Verdad?' at the end of a sentence asks for confirmation.
Está cerca, ¿verdad?
It's close, right?
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