How to Say ‘That's eight in total’ in Mexican Spanish
Son ocho en total
son OH-choh en toh-TAHL
[son OH-choh en toh-TAHL]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish says son "they are" for a headcount, where English says "that's". Same for prices: son cien pesos "that's a hundred pesos".
Phrase Breakdown
Son ocho
son OH-choh
That's eight / They are eight
'Son' (they are) is used to count people or things. Say O-cho, with 'ch' as in 'church'.
Son ocho pesos.
That's eight pesos.
Words in this phrase
Son
[son]
are
Third person plural present form of 'to be'.
Ellos son simpáticos.
They are nice.
ocho
[OH-choh]
eight
The number 8.
Tengo ocho primos.
I have eight cousins.
en total
en toh-TAHL
in total
Used to sum something up. Stress 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
The whole amount; 'en total' means altogether.
Son cien pesos en total.
It's a hundred pesos in total.
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