How to Say ‘Would a ten percent raise be possible?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Sería posible un aumento del diez por ciento?
seh-REE-ah poh-SEE-bleh oon ow-MEN-toh dehl dyes por SYEHN-toh
[seh-REE-ah poh-SEE-bleh oon ow-MEN-toh dehl dyes por SYEHN-toh]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Sería posible
seh-REE-ah poh-SEE-bleh
Would it be possible
The conditional of 'ser' makes a polite request. Stress 'RÍ': 'seh-REE-ah poh-SEE-bleh'.
¿Sería posible cambiar la fecha?
Would it be possible to change the date?
Words in this phrase
Sería
[seh-REE-ah]
would it be
Conditional of 'ser'; polite way to ask about price.
¿Cuánto sería el pan?
How much would the bread be?
posible
[poh-SEE-bleh]
possible
Adjective meaning something can happen; same form for masculine and feminine.
¿Es posible salir temprano?
Is it possible to leave early?
un aumento
oon ow-MEN-toh
a raise
'Aumento' means an increase. At work it means a raise. Link the words: 'oo-now-MEN-toh'.
Me dieron un aumento.
They gave me a raise.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
aumento
[ow-MEN-toh]
raise / increase
Masculine noun; in work contexts, a pay raise.
Pedí un aumento a mi jefe.
I asked my boss for a raise.
del diez por ciento?
dehl dyes por SYEHN-toh
of ten percent?
'Del' is 'de' plus 'el'. Raise your voice at the end because it's a question.
Subió del cinco por ciento.
It went up by five percent.
Words in this phrase
del
[dehl]
of the / from the
Contraction of 'de' + 'el,' commonly meaning 'of the' or 'from the.'
Recibí un contacto valioso "Del" evento de networking.
I received a valuable contact from the networking event.
diez
[dyes]
ten
The number 10; with 'las' it refers to ten o'clock.
El plomero llega a las diez.
The plumber arrives at ten.
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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