Tips on shopping in Mexico and converting money

1. Shopping in
Mexico

2. Outdoor Markets
Aire
libre

3. Places to shop:
• Roadside markets
• Small village or town
markets

4. Things to Buy:
• Pottery
• Silver/Gold/Metal
• Clothing

5. Things to avoid:
• Food
• Weapons
• Animals

6. Phrases to know:
Regatear- to bargin
1. ¿Que quiere
comprar?
What do you want to
buy?
2.Quiero comprar…
I want to buy….
3.¿Cuanto cuesta?
How much does it
cost?
4. Demasiado ni
hablar- No way too
much
5.Solomente tengo 10
pesos .
I only have 10 pesos.
6.Voy a comparlo en otra
tenda.
I am going to buy it at
another store
7. Es mas barato alli.
It is cheaper there.
Always say
Muchas Gracias.

7. Converting pesos
to dollars
USD to
MXN

8. Mexican
Currenc
y
The official currency
of Mexico is the
Mexican Peso.
Each peso,
represented by the
“$” symbol is worth
100 centavos, with
the centavos being
represented by the
symbol "¢".

9. The currency rate changes
constantly- as of 4.12.14
1 USD= 14.08 MXN
1 MXN= 0.071 USD
TO CONVERT USD TO MXN YOU
USE THE FORMULA
USD x 14.08= MXN
MXN X 0.071 = USD
Use this
QR code to
say what
the
currency
rate is now.

10. The currency rate changes
constantly- as of 4.12.14
1 USD= 14.08 MXN
1 MXN= 0.071 USD
TO CONVERT USD TO MXN YOU
USE THE FORMULA
USD x 14.08= MXN
MXN X 0.071 = USD
Use this
QR code to
say what
the
currency
rate is now.