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How to Say ‘You said one hundred fifty’ in Mexican Spanish

Usted dijo ciento cincuenta

oos-TEHD DEE-hoh SYEHN-toh seen-KWEHN-tah

[oos-TEHD DEE-hoh SYEHN-toh seen-KWEHN-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: ciento is used for numbers from 101 to 199, but exactly 100 is cien. For example, cien pesos, but ciento veinte pesos.

Phrase Breakdown

Usted dijo

oos-TEHD DEE-hoh

You said

'Usted' is the polite 'you', common with vendors and drivers in Mexico. Stress the end: 'us-TED'. 'Dijo' is 'DEE-ho', and the 'j' sounds like a soft English 'h'.

Example

Usted dijo que a las cinco.

You said at five.

Words in this phrase

Usted

[oos-TEHD]

you (formal)

“Usted” is the respectful form of “you,” often appropriate with a mother-in-law or father-in-law.

Example

Esto es para usted, señora.

This is for you, ma’am.

dijo

[DEE-hoh]

you said (formal)

Past tense of 'decir' used with 'usted'.

Example

Usted dijo que era cerca.

You said it was close.

ciento cincuenta

SYEHN-toh seen-KWEHN-tah

one hundred fifty

In Mexico 'c' before 'i' and 'e' sounds like 's': 'SYEN-to sin-KWEN-ta'. Use 'ciento' when another number follows 'cien'.

Example

Cuesta ciento cincuenta pesos.

It costs one hundred fifty pesos.

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.

cincuenta

[seen-KWEHN-tah]

fifty

The number 50.

Example

Tengo cincuenta pesos.

I have fifty pesos.

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