How to Say ‘And how big is the medium?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Y el mediano de cuánto es?
ee el meh-DYAH-noh deh KWAHN-toh ess
[ee el meh-DYAH-noh deh KWAHN-toh ess]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Y el mediano
ee el meh-DYAH-noh
And the medium one
'Mediano' means 'medium'. Blend 'y el' together: 'yel me-DIA-no'.
Y el mediano, ¿tiene?
And the medium one, do you have it?
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
mediano
[meh-DYAH-noh]
medium (one)
Used as a noun for the medium-size drink.
Prefiero un mediano.
I prefer a medium.
de cuánto es?
deh KWAHN-toh ess
how big is it?
Literally 'of how much is it'. It asks about size here. Stress 'CUÁN': 'de CUÁN-to es'.
¿De cuánto es la botella?
How big is the bottle?
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
cuánto
[KWAHN-toh]
how much
Question word asking about quantity or price.
¿Cuánto es en total?
How much is it in total?
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.
En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.
In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.
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