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How to Say ‘That's fifty-five pesos.’ in Mexican Spanish

Son cincuenta y cinco pesos.

son seen-KWEHN-tah ee SEEN-koh PEH-sohs

[son seen-KWEHN-tah ee SEEN-koh PEH-sohs]

💬 Usage Tip: Prices use son "they are" because pesos are counted as plural. For a single peso, it's es un peso.

Phrase Breakdown

Son cincuenta

son seen-KWEHN-tah

It's fifty

'Son' (they are) is used for prices. In Mexico, 'c' before 'i/e' sounds like 's': 'sin-CUEN-ta'.

Example

Son cincuenta, por favor.

It's fifty, please.

Words in this phrase

Son

[son]

are

Third person plural present form of 'to be'.

Example

Ellos son simpáticos.

They are nice.

cincuenta

[seen-KWEHN-tah]

fifty

The number 50.

Example

Tengo cincuenta pesos.

I have fifty pesos.

y cinco pesos.

ee SEEN-koh PEH-sohs

-five pesos.

'Y' (and) joins the tens and units in numbers. It sounds like 'ee'.

Example

Treinta y cinco pesos.

Thirty-five pesos.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A conjunction used to join words or ideas.

Example

«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».

“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”

cinco

[SEEN-koh]

five

The number after four.

Example

Cinco días son una semana productiva.

Five days make a productive week.

pesos

[PEH-sohs]

pesos

Mexico's currency; plural of 'peso'.

Example

El viaje cuesta doscientos pesos.

The ride costs two hundred pesos.

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