How to Say ‘The small is twelve ounces and the large is twenty.’ in Mexican Spanish
El chico es de doce onzas y el grande de veinte.
el CHEE-koh ess deh DOH-seh OHN-sahs ee el GRAHN-deh deh BAYN-teh
[el CHEE-koh ess deh DOH-seh OHN-sahs ee el GRAHN-deh deh BAYN-teh]
Phrase Breakdown
El chico
el CHEE-koh
The small one
'Chico' means 'small' when talking about sizes. Say 'el CHI-co'.
El chico cuesta menos.
The small one costs less.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
chico
[CHEE-koh]
small
In Mexico 'chico' commonly means small, used for drink sizes.
Quiero un café chico.
I want a small coffee.
es de doce onzas
ess deh DOH-seh OHN-sahs
is twelve ounces
'Es de' describes a size. Link the words: 'es-de-DO-se-ON-sas'.
El vaso es de doce onzas.
The cup is twelve ounces.
Words in this phrase
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.
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.
doce
[DOH-seh]
twelve
The number 12.
Llegamos a las doce.
We arrive at twelve.
onzas
[OHN-sahs]
ounces
Unit of volume used for cup sizes.
Son ocho onzas.
It's eight ounces.
y el grande
ee el GRAHN-deh
and the large one
'Y' sounds like 'ee' and blends into 'el': 'yel GRAN-de'.
Y el grande, ¿cuánto cuesta?
And the large one, how much is 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.”
grande
[GRAHN-deh]
large (one)
Means big; used as a noun for the large size.
Me da el grande.
Give me the large one.
de veinte.
deh BAYN-teh
(is) twenty.
The words 'es' and 'onzas' are dropped because they're understood. Let your voice fall at the end.
El grande es de veinte.
The large one is twenty.
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.
veinte
[BAYN-teh]
twenty
The number 20.
Hay veinte alumnos en la clase.
There are twenty students in the class.
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