A / con question

michaelbr

February 26, 2014 01:49 AM

A / con question

In this sentence:

"¿A cómo está el queso?
- ___ siete euros ___ ochenta céntimos."
The answers are: 1) A/y 2) A/con 3) Por/y 4) Por/con
The correct answers is A/con, it's not possible to say A/y? I thought either A/y or A/con are correct. Is this a mistake?

AngelicaDeAlquezar

February 26, 2014 04:52 AM

"Y" would be understood in context, but feels awkward, because the conjunction here rather gives the idea of separate quantities. :thinking:

I think the only case when "y" and "con" can be used with a number without altering the meaning is when you tell the hour.

- Son las cinco con diez (minutos). = Son las cinco y diez.

michaelbr

February 26, 2014 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar (Post 147410)

- Son las cinco con diez (minutos). = Son las cinco y diez.

Thanks for your reply, let me see if I understood you correctly.
1) when you say time; Es la una y media; Son las dos y diez, etc., you could use either y or con (when you use con, it implies minutos after the number).
2) when you say prices; Siete euros con diez (céntimos) (can I omit céntimo?), you usually use con and not y.
Is this right?

AngelicaDeAlquezar

February 27, 2014 08:50 AM

Yes, I think that's it.

And yes, "céntimos"/"centavos" can be omitted.

Finally, some people also say a price by omitting "con" as well.

- Son doce pesos con cincuenta centavos. = Son doce noventa.

michaelbr

February 27, 2014 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar (Post 147455)

Finally, some people also say a price by omitting "con" as well.

- Son doce pesos con cincuenta centavos. = Son doce noventa.

Muchas gracias!!

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