How to Say ‘It's just fifteen pesos more’ in Mexican Spanish
Nada más se le suman quince pesos
NAH-dah mahs seh leh SOO-mahn KEEN-seh PEH-sohs
[NAH-dah mahs seh leh SOO-mahn KEEN-seh PEH-sohs]
💬 Usage Tip: nada más literally means "nothing more", but in Mexico it's an everyday way to say "just" or "only". For example: nada más un café "just a coffee".
Phrase Breakdown
Nada más
NAH-dah mahs
Just / only
In Mexico, 'nada más' commonly means 'just' or 'only'. Say 'NA-da MÁS'.
Nada más un café.
Just a coffee.
Words in this phrase
Nada
[NAH-dah]
nothing (in 'nada más')
Means nothing; 'nada más' means just or only.
Nada más un café.
Just a coffee.
más
[mahs]
just (with 'nada')
Together with 'nada' forms 'just/only'.
Nada más un minuto.
Just one minute.
se le suman
seh leh SOO-mahn
are added to it
An impersonal 'se' construction. 'Le' refers to the price or the order. Say 'se le SU-man'.
Se le suma el IVA.
The tax is added to it.
Words in this phrase
se
[seh]
(impersonal/passive 'se')
Makes the action impersonal: 'are added'.
Se cobra aparte.
It's charged separately.
le
[leh]
to it
Indirect object pronoun, here referring to the price or order.
Le pongo azúcar.
I'll put sugar in it.
suman
[SOO-mahn]
join / add
From 'sumar(se)'; people joining a group.
Se suman tres amigos.
Three friends are joining.
quince pesos
KEEN-seh PEH-sohs
fifteen pesos
'Quince' sounds like 'KIN-se'. The 'qu' sounds like 'k'.
Cuesta quince pesos.
It costs fifteen pesos.
Words in this phrase
quince
[KEEN-seh]
fifteen
The number 15; famous in Mexico for the 'quince años' celebration.
Mi prima cumple quince años.
My cousin turns fifteen.
pesos
[PEH-sohs]
pesos
Mexico's currency; plural of 'peso'.
El viaje cuesta doscientos pesos.
The ride costs two hundred pesos.
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