How to Say ‘It's very expensive.’ in Mexican Spanish
Está muy caro.
ehs-TAH mwee KAH-roh
[ehs-TAH mwee KAH-roh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Saying this at a market is a normal opening for haggling, not an insult. It's out of place in fixed-price shops.
Phrase Breakdown
Está
[ehs-TAH]
it is
A form of estar used to describe a temporary state or reaction, like saying something is good.
Está perfecto ese horario para nosotros.
That time works perfectly for us.
muy
[mwee]
very
An adverb used to intensify an adjective or description.
«Muy» da más fuerza a la idea en «Es muy humana».
“Muy” gives more strength to the idea in “It is very human.”
caro
[KAH-roh]
expensive
Adjective for something with a high price.
El hotel es caro.
The hotel is expensive.
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