How to Say ‘We're here, that's one hundred twenty pesos.’ in Mexican Spanish
Ya llegamos, son ciento veinte pesos.
yah yeh-GAH-mohs sohn SYEHN-toh BAYN-teh PEH-sohs
[yah yeh-GAH-mohs sohn SYEHN-toh BAYN-teh PEH-sohs]
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Phrase Breakdown
Ya llegamos,
yah yeh-GAH-mohs
We're here,
Literally 'we already arrived'. Pronounce 'll' like 'y': ya-ye-GA-mos.
Ya llegamos a la casa.
We're home.
Words in this phrase
Ya
[yah]
already / now
Shows that something has happened by now or has finally started happening.
Ya puede salir un rato al jardín.
She can go out to the garden for a little while now.
llegamos
[yeh-GAH-mohs]
we've arrived
Preterite of 'llegar'; here means we have arrived.
Ya llegamos a casa.
We've arrived home.
son ciento veinte pesos.
sohn SYEHN-toh BAYN-teh PEH-sohs
that's one hundred twenty pesos.
A typical way to say a price. Say the number in one smooth flow.
Son ciento veinte pesos, joven.
That's one hundred twenty pesos, young man.
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.
ciento
[SYEHN-toh]
one hundred
Form of 100 used before other numbers.
Son ciento veinte pesos.
It's one hundred twenty pesos.
veinte
[BAYN-teh]
twenty
The number 20.
Hay veinte alumnos en la clase.
There are twenty students in the class.
pesos
[PEH-sohs]
pesos
Mexico's currency.
Cuesta cincuenta pesos.
It costs fifty pesos.
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