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How to Say ‘It costs five euros.’ in French

Ça coûte cinq euros.

sah koot sank uh-roh

[sah koot sank uh-roh]

💬 Usage Tip: Euros starts with a vowel, so numbers link into it: deux euros is (duh-zuh-roh) and cinq euros is (sank-uh-roh).

Phrase Breakdown

Ça coûte

sah koot

It costs

Say 'sa koot'. The 'oû' sounds like 'oo' and the final 't' is pronounced.

Example

Ça coûte cher.

It's expensive.

Words in this phrase

Ça

[sah]

it / that

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'it' or 'that'.

Example

J'espère que ça te plaise vraiment.

I hope you really like it.

coûte

[koot]

costs

From coûter, used when asking or saying a price.

Example

Combien coûte un billet aujourd'hui ?

How much does a ticket cost today?

cinq euros.

sank uh-roh

five euros.

Pronounce the 'q' of 'cinq' as a 'k' and link it to 'euros': 'sang-keuro'.

Example

J'ai cinq euros.

I have five euros.

Words in this phrase

cinq

[sank]

Five

The number 5.

Example

Il y a cinq gardes à cet endroit.

There are five guards at that location.

euros

[uh-roh]

euros

The currency used in France and much of Europe.

Example

Environ vingt euros me semblait raisonnable.

About twenty euros seemed reasonable to me.

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