"We are eight in total."

Translation: Somos ocho en total.

[aogden]

Couldn't we also say "Estamos ocho en total"?

[Luis]

That wouldn't work. It's tricky to know when to use "ser" and "estar" but in this case "estamos" does not apply.

[rosythorn]

So if you are at a restaurant and we say we are eight in total, it is somos?

[Luis]

Yep!

[dmar198]

Why is it not "en toto"?

[Luis]

It's just not :)

[dmar198]

I was under the impression that "toto" was one of the Spanish words for "total." Is that incorrect? And if "toto" is a real word for "total," then would "en toto" be an acceptable translation (even though Duo doesn't recognize it)?

[Luis]

"toto" is not a Spanish word.

[dmar198]

Oh. Okay.

[PedroFPardo]

Actually "Toto" is how small children call the vagina in some regions of Spain. But is slang it's not in the dictionary :-)