How to Say ‘A quarter kilo’ in Spain Spanish
Un cuarto de kilo
oon KWAHR-toh deh KEE-loh
[oon KWAHR-toh deh KEE-loh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: This is the standard amount to ask for at a deli counter, as in un cuarto de kilo de jamón "a quarter kilo of ham". Staff may slice a little over and ask ¿Le pongo un poco más? "Shall I add a bit more?".
Phrase Breakdown
Un cuarto
oon KWAHR-toh
A quarter
'Cuarto' means a quarter (1/4). Link 'un' and 'cuarto' smoothly: 'un-KWAR-to'.
Son las dos y cuarto.
It's a quarter past two.
Words in this phrase
Un
[oon]
a / an
Masculine singular indefinite article used before a noun.
Busco un entorno donde pueda crecer profesionalmente.
I am looking for an environment where I can grow professionally.
cuarto
[KWAHR-toh]
quarter
In telling time, y cuarto means fifteen minutes past the hour.
La reunión es a las nueve y cuarto.
The meeting is at nine fifteen.
de kilo
deh KEE-loh
of a kilo
'De' means 'of'. Stress the first syllable of 'kilo': 'de KI-lo'.
Una bolsa de kilo.
A one-kilo bag.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
Expressing the relationship between a part and a whole.
Parte del día es soleado.
Part of the day is sunny.
kilo
[KEE-loh]
kilo
Kilogram, a thousand grams.
Las manzanas cuestan dos euros el kilo.
Apples cost two euros a kilo.
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