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How to Say ‘I am paying with a 20-euro bill.’ in French

Je paie avec un billet de 20 euros.

zhuh peh ah-VEK uhn bee-YAY duh van uh-ROH

[zhuh peh ah-VEK uhn bee-YAY duh van uh-ROH]

Phrase Breakdown

Je paie

zhuh peh

I pay

From payer; used when giving money for something.

Example

Je paie maintenant.

I am paying now.

Words in this phrase

Je

[zhuh]

I

Subject pronoun for the speaker.

Example

Je paie avec un billet de 20 euros.

I pay with a 20-euro bill.

paie

[peh]

pay

From the verb payer, used when paying for something.

Example

Je paie avec un billet de 20 euros au supermarché.

I pay with a 20-euro bill at the supermarket.

avec

[ah-VEK]

with

Shows the means used to do something, like paying with cash.

Example

Je paie avec un billet de 20 euros, pas avec une carte.

I pay with a 20-euro bill, not with a card.

Un billet de 20 euros

uhn bee-YAY duh van uh-ROH

a 20-euro note

A banknote worth 20 euros.

Example

J'ai un billet de 20 euros.

I have a 20-euro note.

Words in this phrase

un

[uhn]

a

Masculine singular indefinite article.

Example

Je paie avec un billet de 20 euros aujourd'hui.

I pay with a 20-euro bill today.

billet

[bee-YAY]

bill

A paper banknote used as money.

Example

Je paie avec un billet de 20 euros à la caisse.

I pay with a 20-euro bill at the checkout.

de

[duh]

of

Links billet and the amount in this phrase.

Example

Je paie avec un billet de 20 euros pour les courses.

I pay with a 20-euro bill for the groceries.

20

[van]

twenty

The number 20.

Example

Je paie avec un billet de 20 euros ce matin.

I pay with a 20-euro bill this morning.

euros

[uh-ROH]

euros

The money unit used here.

Example

Je paie avec un billet de 20 euros pour le pain.

I pay with a 20-euro bill for the bread.

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