Learn to ask for the price of something in Spanish
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| Do you know how to ask for the price in Spanish? |
| You'll learn how in just a moment. |
| Hi, my name is Caro, and this is Three Step Spanish by SpanishPod101.com. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask for the price through a quick conversation. |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds. |
| Disculpe, ¿Cuánto cuesta esa pintura? |
| ¿Qué pintura? ¿Esta? |
| Sí, esa. |
| Esta pintura cuesta 15,000 (quince mil) pesos. |
| ¿De dónde es el pintor? |
| Es de Francia. |
| Let's break it down. |
| The first sentence will be our focus. Let's take a look at its elements. |
| Disculpe, ¿Cuánto cuesta esa pintura? |
| "Excuse me, how much does that painting cost?" |
| First is the word Disculpe, meaning "Excuse me." |
| You may be familiar with Disculpa, the informal way to say, "Excuse me." In this conversation, however, the speaker uses the formal form. |
| Disculpe (enunciated). Disculpe. |
| Next is the phrase, ¿Cuánto cuesta, meaning "How much does it cost?" |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta (enunciated). ¿Cuánto cuesta. |
| Next is the word, esa, meaning "that." |
| Esa (enunciated). Esa. |
| Last is the word pintura, meaning "painting." |
| Pintura (enunciated). Pintura. |
| All together, it's Disculpe, ¿Cuánto cuesta esa pintura? "Excuse me, how much does that painting cost?" |
| Disculpe, ¿Cuánto cuesta esa pintura? |
| ¿Qué pintura? ¿Esta? |
| "Which painting? This one?" |
| Sí, esa. |
| "Yes, that one." |
| Esta pintura cuesta 15,000 (quince mil) pesos. |
| "This painting costs 15,000 (fifteen thousand) pesos." |
| ¿De dónde es el pintor? |
| "Where is the painter from?" |
| Es de Francia. |
| "He is from France." |
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