How to Say ‘Can you give me a discount?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me hace un descuento?
meh AH-seh oon des-KWEN-toh
[meh AH-seh oon des-KWEN-toh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Fine at markets and with street vendors, especially if buying several items. Don't ask in supermarkets or chain stores.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me hace
meh AH-seh
Will you give me
It literally means 'Do you make me'. This is a polite request with 'usted'. The 'h' is silent: meh-AH-seh.
¿Me hace un favor?
Will you do me a favor?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
hace
[AH-seh]
(you) make / give
From 'hacer'; formal 'you'. With 'descuento' it means to give a discount.
¿Me hace un favor?
Will you do me a favor?
un descuento?
oon des-KWEN-toh
a discount?
Pronounce it oon-des-KWEN-toh. Raise your voice at the end because it's a question.
Hay descuento en efectivo.
There's a discount for cash.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
descuento
[des-KWEN-toh]
discount
A reduction in price.
Hay descuento en efectivo.
There's a discount for cash.
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