How to Say ‘Do you have fifty cents in change?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Tiene cincuenta céntimos sueltos?
tee-EH-neh theen-KWEN-tah THEN-tee-mohs SWEL-tohs
[tee-EH-neh theen-KWEN-tah THEN-tee-mohs SWEL-tohs]
💬 Usage Tip: sueltos literally means "loose", and here it means coins or small change. Spanish uses suelto on its own to mean "change" too: ¿Tiene suelto?
🇪🇸 In Spain: Cashiers often ask this so they can hand back a neat note instead of a pile of coins. Dig through your purse if you can, since it's appreciated.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Tiene cincuenta
tee-EH-neh theen-KWEN-tah
Do you have fifty
'Tiene' is the polite 'you have'. Your voice rises because this is a question.
¿Tiene cincuenta euros?
Do you have fifty euros?
Words in this phrase
Tiene
[tee-EH-neh]
do you have
Polite formal question form used with service workers or strangers.
¿Tiene otra manera de cobrar si no funciona la tarjeta?
Do you have another way to charge if the card does not work?
cincuenta
[theen-KWEN-tah]
fifty
The number 50.
Son cincuenta céntimos.
It's fifty cents.
céntimos sueltos?
THEN-tee-mohs SWEL-tohs
cents in change?
'Sueltos' means loose coins or small change. Stress THEN-ti-mos and SUEL-tos, and raise your tone at the end.
No tengo céntimos sueltos.
I don't have any loose change.
Words in this phrase
céntimos
[THEN-tee-mohs]
cents
Hundredths of a euro; plural of 'céntimo'.
Faltan diez céntimos.
Ten cents are missing.
sueltos
[SWEL-tohs]
loose (change)
Describes coins or small change you have on hand.
No tengo dinero suelto.
I don't have any change.
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