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El precio es muy alto.

El precio es muy alto.
The price is very high.
From Lesson 54:How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about El precio es muy alto.

Why do we use es here instead of está if prices can change?
It might seem like we should use está because prices go up and down. However, Spanish treats a price as a defining characteristic or fact about an item, rather than a temporary condition like an emotion. For core descriptions like this, we always use es.
Could I say mucho alto instead of muy alto?
No, you need to use muy. Muy translates to very and is used directly before a describing word (adjective) like alto. You only use mucho (meaning a lot or much) when talking about amounts of things, like mucho dinero (a lot of money).
I thought alto meant tall. Can it also mean high?
Yes! When describing people or buildings, alto means tall. But when you are talking about numbers, amounts, or levels like a price (el precio), alto translates to high.
Why does alto end in an -o in this sentence?
In Spanish, describing words must match the gender of the thing they describe. Because el precio is a masculine word, the describing word must also be in the masculine form, which is alto.

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