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How do you ask 'Is it very expensive?' in Spanish?

¿Es muy caro? means 'Is it very expensive?'

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  1. ¿Es muy barato?
  2. ¿Es muy caro? ✔
  3. ¿Está muy cerca?

Why: Caro means expensive and barato means cheap. Muy means very. Notice ¿Es muy barato? asks the opposite.

Huh, didn't know that: In Spanish, caro is also 'dear', like the English word.

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References

Answer: ¿Es muy caro?. Caro means expensive and barato means cheap. Muy means very. Notice ¿Es muy barato? asks the opposite.

  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
    Is it very expensive? ¿Es muy caro?
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. 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
    ¿Dónde está el restorán barato? [Where's the cheap restaurant?]
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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