How to Say ‘But you said one hundred fifty in total.’ in Mexican Spanish
Pero usted dijo ciento cincuenta en total.
PEH-roh oos-TEHD DEE-hoh SYEHN-toh seen-KWEHN-tah en toh-TAHL
[PEH-roh oos-TEHD DEE-hoh SYEHN-toh seen-KWEHN-tah en toh-TAHL]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Calmly reminding the driver of the agreed price, using usted, is the normal way to push back. Staying polite usually works better than arguing.
Phrase Breakdown
Pero usted dijo
PEH-roh oos-TEHD DEE-hoh
But you said
'Pero' opens a polite objection. Flow it into 'usted' ('pe-rous-TED') and stress 'DI' in 'dijo'.
Pero usted dijo que era gratis.
But you said it was free.
Words in this phrase
Pero
[PEH-roh]
but
A conjunction used to introduce contrast or additional information.
Trabajo en marketing, «Pero» busco un cambio.
I work in marketing, “but” I am looking for a change.
usted
[oos-TEHD]
you (formal)
“Usted” is the respectful form of “you,” often appropriate with a mother-in-law or father-in-law.
Esto es para usted, señora.
This is for you, ma’am.
dijo
[DEE-hoh]
you said (formal)
Past tense of 'decir' used with 'usted'.
Usted dijo que era cerca.
You said it was close.
ciento cincuenta en total.
SYEHN-toh seen-KWEHN-tah en toh-TAHL
one hundred fifty in total.
'En total' means 'altogether', so the price includes everything. Stress the end of 'total': 'to-TAL'. Link 'cincuenta en' smoothly.
Son trescientos en total.
It's three hundred in total.
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.
cincuenta
[seen-KWEHN-tah]
fifty
The number 50.
Tengo cincuenta pesos.
I have fifty pesos.
en
[en]
in
A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.
«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».
“En” places the action within “In a team.”
total
[toh-TAHL]
total
"Total" means total. In reservations, it helps clarify the final number of guests.
El total de invitados es cuatro; en total, no más.
The total number of guests is four; in total, no more.
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