Asking About Fruit Prices at the Market

Key vocabulary

• cuestav.

  to cost (third-person singular)

  “¿Cuánto cuesta?”— How much does it cost?

  Pattern ¿Cuánto cuesta? How much does it cost?

  Compare vale is worth (how much)

  Third-person singular present of the verb costar; plural form cuestan.

  💡 costar has an o→ue stem change, just like cuento; learn them together.

• caroadj.

  expensive

  “Es muy caro.”— It's very expensive.

  Pattern muy caro very expensive

  Compare costoso expensive

  Feminine form cara; plural caros / caras.

  💡 caro and cara (face) look the same but mean different things; use context to tell them apart.

• pesom.

  peso (currency)

  “Cuesta dos pesos.”— It costs two pesos.

  Pattern un peso one peso

  Plural pesos.

  💡 Argentina, Mexico, and several other countries use the peso, written with the $ symbol; don't confuse it with the US dollar.

• salev.

  to sell (third-person singular)

  “¿Cuánto sale?”— How much is it?

  Pattern ¿Cuánto sale? How much is it?

  Compare cuesta costs

  Third-person singular present of the verb salir; plural form salen.

  💡 In Argentina people use salir to ask prices, while in Spain they use costar; remember this regional difference.

• muyadv.

  very

  “Es muy caro.”— It's very expensive.

  Pattern muy caro very expensive

  Compare bastante quite

  No changes.

  💡 muy modifies adjectives, while mucho modifies verbs; don't mix them up.