How to Say ‘Sales went up twenty percent this quarter.’ in Mexican Spanish
Las ventas subieron veinte por ciento este trimestre.
lahs BEHN-tahs soo-BYEH-ron BAYN-teh por SYEHN-toh eh-steh tree-MES-treh
[lahs BEHN-tahs soo-BYEH-ron BAYN-teh por SYEHN-toh eh-steh tree-MES-treh]
Phrase Breakdown
Las ventas subieron
lahs BEHN-tahs soo-BYEH-ron
Sales went up
This is the subject plus a past-tense verb: 'lahs VEN-tahs soo-BYEH-rohn'.
Las ventas subieron mucho.
Sales went up a lot.
Words in this phrase
Las
[lahs]
the
Plural definite article used with plural nouns like 'gracias.'
"las" palabras de tu mensaje fueron muy profesionales.
The words in your message were very professional.
ventas
[BEHN-tahs]
sales
Plural of 'venta'; the sales department or activity.
Las ventas subieron este mes.
Sales went up this month.
subieron
[soo-BYEH-ron]
went up / rose
Past tense of 'subir' (to go up) for 'they'; used for numbers that increased.
Los precios subieron mucho.
Prices went up a lot.
veinte por ciento
BAYN-teh por SYEHN-toh
twenty percent
This gives the amount of the increase: 'VAYN-teh por SYEN-toh'.
Bajó veinte por ciento.
It dropped twenty percent.
Words in this phrase
veinte
[BAYN-teh]
twenty
The number 20.
Hay veinte alumnos en la clase.
There are twenty students in the class.
por
[por]
per
Means 'per' when giving a rate.
Cuesta cien pesos por niño.
It costs a hundred pesos per child.
ciento
[SYEHN-toh]
one hundred
Form of 100 used before other numbers.
Son ciento veinte pesos.
It's one hundred twenty pesos.
este trimestre.
eh-steh tree-MES-treh
this quarter.
'Trimestre' is a three-month period, or business quarter. Say 'ES-teh tree-MES-treh'.
Este trimestre fue bueno.
This quarter was good.
Words in this phrase
este
[eh-steh]
This
Used to refer to a specific thing or situation immediately present or about to be mentioned.
Este libro es interesante.
This book is interesting.
trimestre
[tree-MES-treh]
quarter
A period of three months, common in business reports.
El próximo trimestre será mejor.
Next quarter will be better.
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