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How much is it in Spanish

Justin is buying fruit at Ben's stall for the first time. Ben has a loud voice and a price sign he likes to point at.

You'll ask the price and the total, count things, and ask for a cheaper option.

These lines help you shop without surprises. Justin's coins, however, have a surprise ready.

By the end of this lesson

Ask an item's price and the total, and explain that something is too expensive or you don't have enough.

  • ¿Cuánto cuesta ___?How much is ___?
  • ¿Cuánto es en total?What's the total?
  • ¿Cuántos son?How many?
  • Está muy caroThat's too much
  • ¿Tienes uno más barato?Do you have a cheaper one?
  • No me alcanzaI don't have enough

Scene — At Ben's fruit stall

It's morning at Ben's fruit stall. Justin is looking at a large melon, with a few coins ready in his hand.

Ben stands behind the fruit and points proudly at his handwritten price sign.

Justin studies a large melon with a few coins ready in his hand while Ben proudly points at a blank price board behind the fruit.

Learn — Prices and totals

There are six lines to learn. Tap ▶ and say each one out loud.

Focus on the difference between one item's price and the whole total.

  1. Justin points to the large melon and looks at Ben with an inquisitive expression as he asks its price.

    ¿Cuánto cuesta ___?

    How much is ___?

    When to use it: Ask the price of one item before you buy it.

    Fill the blank with the item, like el melón.

  2. Justin gestures across his selected fruit and asks Ben for the total while holding his coins ready.

    ¿Cuánto es en total?

    What's the total?

    When to use it: Ask how much you need to pay for everything together.

  3. Justin points from one small fruit to another with a questioning expression as he asks how many there are.

    ¿Cuántos son?

    How many?

    When to use it: Ask how many there are when both people know what you're counting.

    Use this line for masculine things, like pesos.

  4. Justin recoils at the price with a protesting open palm while Ben emphatically points toward the blank price board.

    Está muy caro

    That's too much

    When to use it: Say that an item's price is too high for you.

    Caro means expensive.

  5. Justin asks about a smaller melon while Ben presents it as an alternative to the large one.

    ¿Tienes uno más barato?

    Do you have a cheaper one?

    When to use it: Ask the seller for another item with a lower price.

    Más barato means cheaper.

  6. Justin sadly shows Ben his few remaining coins and an empty coin purse to explain that he cannot afford the fruit.

    No me alcanza

    I don't have enough

    When to use it: Say this when your money isn't enough to cover the price.

    Learn it as one piece for shopping.

Story — The coins don't add up

Watch Justin check the price before choosing his melon. The highlighted lines help him ask for a cheaper option.

Use Show English if you get stuck.

  1. JustinBuenos días.Good morning.
  2. BenBuenos días.Good morning.
  3. Justin¿Cuánto cuesta el melón?How much is the melon?
  4. Ben points at the sign and announces the price loudly enough for the next stall to hear.
  5. BenCuarenta pesos.Forty pesos.
  6. JustinEstá muy caro. ¿Tienes uno más barato?That's too much. Do you have a cheaper one?
  7. Ben points to a smaller melon.
  8. BenEste.This one.
  9. JustinEste, por favor.This one, please.
  10. Justin opens his hand. Ben points at the pesos he's holding.
  11. Ben¿Cuántos son?How many?
  12. JustinVeinte pesos.Twenty pesos.
  13. Justin¿Cuánto es en total?What's the total?
  14. BenTreinta pesos.Thirty pesos.
  15. Justin counts his coins again, but they stubbornly remain twenty pesos.
  16. JustinNo me alcanza.I don't have enough.

Practice — Check before you pay

Try nine short exercises with prices, quantities, and two familiar lines.

Keep trying or use the skip button. Each explanation helps you understand the answer.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    Spanish

    ¿Cuánto cuesta ___?Drop the English here
    ¿Cuántos son?Drop the English here
    Está muy caroDrop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its Spanish, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    The melon costs more than you want to spend. Ask Ben for an option with a lower price.

  4. What does it mean?

    Buenos días.

  5. Fill the gap

    I don't have enough

    No me ____

  6. True or false?

    This line asks how many there are.

  7. What do you say?

    You've chosen the smaller melon. Point to it and tell Ben which one you want, politely.

  8. Build the line

    What's the total?

    ¿ ?

    Tap the words in order.

  9. Build the line

    Do you have a cheaper one?

    ¿ ?

    Tap the words in order.

Say it — Try a cheaper one

You play Justin and speak first. Ben will answer as you choose a melon and check the price.

Tap the microphone to answer, or tap ▶ for the model. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. You're pointing at the large melon on Ben's stall.
  2. Justin (you)Ask how much the melon costs.

    ¿Cuánto cuesta ___?

    How much is ___?

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Recap — what you can say now

SpanishEnglish
¿Cuánto cuesta ___?How much is ___?
¿Cuánto es en total?What's the total?
¿Cuántos son?How many?
Está muy caroThat's too much
¿Tienes uno más barato?Do you have a cheaper one?
No me alcanzaI don't have enough
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Keep these shopping lines handy with Yak Cards. Practice asking the price before you check your coins.

Try a quick review tomorrow: one item's price, the total, and a cheaper option.

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