cero
standard, Mexico
Zero is cero in Mexico, the same as in the rest of the Spanish world.
Mexicans say cero for numbers, scores, temperatures and grades, as in sacar cero for getting a zero on a test.
Meaning: the number 0 (numeral)
How do you pronounce it?
The c is pronounced like an English "s" in Mexico, so cero sounds like "SEH-roh".
Did you know?
- The word cero comes from Arabic ṣifr through Italian, and English "cipher" and "zero" come from the same Arabic word.
Examples in context
- El marcador va cero a cero.The score is zero to zero.
- Hoy hizo cero grados en la sierra.It was zero degrees in the mountains today.
- Mi número termina en cero.My number ends in zero.
Example conversation
Dad and his son Ale watch a soccer match at home in Mexico City.
- AlePapá, ¿cómo va el partido?Dad, how is the game going?
- PapáCero a cero todavía.Still zero to zero.
- Ale¿Cuánto falta?How long is left?
- PapáDiez minutos.Ten minutes.
