How to Say ‘How about seven percent?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Qué tal siete por ciento?
keh tahl SYEH-teh por SYEHN-toh
[keh tahl SYEH-teh por SYEHN-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: ¿qué tal...? works for proposing anything: ¿qué tal el lunes? "how about Monday?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Qué tal
keh tahl
How about
Used to suggest something. It also means 'how's it going'. Say 'keh TAHL'.
¿Qué tal mañana?
How about tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
Qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word used in questions to ask for specific information.
Uso «qué» para hacer una pregunta clara.
I use “what” to ask a clear question.
tal
[tahl]
so; like (in 'how's it going')
Used after 'qué' to ask casually how something or someone is.
¿Qué tal tu día?
How was your day?
siete por ciento?
SYEH-teh por SYEHN-toh
seven percent?
A counteroffer. Raise your tone at the end.
Es siete por ciento más.
It's seven percent more.
Words in this phrase
siete
[SYEH-teh]
seven
The number 7.
Trabajo siete horas.
I work seven hours.
por
[por]
per
Means 'per' when giving a rate.
Cuesta cien pesos por niño.
It costs a hundred pesos per child.
ciento
[SYEHN-toh]
one hundred
Form of 100 used before other numbers.
Son ciento veinte pesos.
It's one hundred twenty pesos.
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