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How do you ask the price: 'How much does it cost?'

¿Cuánto cuesta? means 'How much does it cost?'

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  1. ¿Cuántos hay?
  2. ¿Cuándo llega?
  3. ¿Cuánto cuesta? ✔

Why: Cuánto is 'how much' and cuesta is the it form of costar. Use cuestan for plural things. ¿Cuántos hay? means 'How many are there?'

Huh, didn't know that: Cuánto, cuántos, cuándo all start alike, so listen carefully.

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Answer: ¿Cuánto cuesta?. Cuánto is 'how much' and cuesta is the it form of costar. Use cuestan for plural things. ¿Cuántos hay? means 'How many are there?'

  1. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    How much does it cost? ¿Cuánto cuesta?
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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