How to Say ‘About five hundred kilos’ in Mexican Spanish
Como quinientos kilos
KOH-moh kee-NYEN-tohs KEE-lohs
[KOH-moh kee-NYEN-tohs KEE-lohs]
💬 Usage Tip: Before a number, como means "about" or "roughly", not "like". So como las ocho means "around eight o'clock".
Phrase Breakdown
Como
[KOH-moh]
about / around
Before a number, means approximately.
Llego como a las tres.
I'll arrive around three.
quinientos
[kee-NYEN-tohs]
five hundred
The number 500.
Cuesta quinientos pesos.
It costs five hundred pesos.
kilos
[KEE-lohs]
kilos
Kilograms; weight in Mexico is measured in kilos.
Compré dos kilos de arroz.
I bought two kilos of rice.
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