How to Say ‘It costs about two hundred thousand pesos in total.’ in Mexican Spanish
Cuesta unos doscientos mil pesos en total.
KWEHS-tah OO-nohs dohs-SYEHN-tohs meel PEH-sohs en toh-TAHL
[KWEHS-tah OO-nohs dohs-SYEHN-tohs meel PEH-sohs en toh-TAHL]
Phrase Breakdown
Cuesta
[KWEHS-tah]
it costs
Form of 'costar' (to cost) for it/he/she.
El taco cuesta veinte pesos.
The taco costs twenty pesos.
unos doscientos mil pesos
OO-nohs dohs-SYEHN-tohs meel PEH-sohs
about two hundred thousand pesos
'Unos' before a number means 'approximately'. Keep the whole amount together in one breath.
Ganó unos doscientos mil pesos.
He earned about two hundred thousand pesos.
Words in this phrase
unos
[OO-nohs]
about / around
Before a number, it means approximately.
Llegaron unos veinte clientes.
About twenty clients arrived.
doscientos
[dohs-SYEHN-tohs]
two hundred
The number 200.
Cuesta doscientos pesos.
It costs two hundred pesos.
mil
[meel]
thousand
The number 1,000; used after other numbers to multiply.
Tengo cinco mil pesos.
I have five thousand pesos.
pesos
[PEH-sohs]
pesos
Mexico's currency; plural of 'peso'.
El viaje cuesta doscientos pesos.
The ride costs two hundred pesos.
en total.
en toh-TAHL
in total
Same meaning as in English. The stress falls on the last syllable: to-TAL.
Somos diez en total.
There are ten of us in total.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in
A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.
«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».
“En” places the action within “In a team.”
total
[toh-TAHL]
total
With 'en', it means 'in total' or 'altogether'.
Somos diez en total.
We are ten in total.
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