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How to Say ‘It's twenty pesos more’ in Mexican Spanish

Son veinte pesos más

sohn BAYN-teh PEH-sohs mahs

[sohn BAYN-teh PEH-sohs mahs]

💬 Usage Tip: Prices use son because pesos are plural. One peso would be es un peso.

Phrase Breakdown

Son veinte

sohn BAYN-teh

It's twenty

'Son' (they are) is used with amounts of money. 'Veinte' sounds like 'BEIN-te': 'son BEIN-te'.

Example

Son veinte minutos.

It's twenty minutes.

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.

Example

En la reservación, Son cuatro para la cena.

For the reservation, there are four for dinner.

veinte

[BAYN-teh]

twenty

The number 20.

Example

Hay veinte alumnos en la clase.

There are twenty students in the class.

pesos más

PEH-sohs mahs

pesos more / extra pesos

'Más' after the amount means 'extra' or 'more'. Stress 'más': 'PE-sos MÁS'.

Example

Cuesta diez pesos más.

It costs ten pesos more.

Words in this phrase

pesos

[PEH-sohs]

pesos

Plural of 'peso', Mexico's currency.

Example

Cuesta cien pesos.

It costs a hundred pesos.

más

[mahs]

Adverb or determiner meaning 'more'; used to increase quantity or degree.

Example

Quiero más retos en mi trabajo.

I want more challenges in my job.

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