How to Say ‘I give you 2 euros in change.’ in French
Je vous rends 2 euros de monnaie.
zhuh voo rahn duh uh-ROH duh moh-NAY
[zhuh voo rahn duh uh-ROH duh moh-NAY]
Phrase Breakdown
Je vous rends
zhuh voo rahn
I give you back / I return to you
From rendre; in a payment context, it means to give change back.
Je vous rends votre carte.
I give you back your card.
Words in this phrase
Je
[zhuh]
I
Subject pronoun for the speaker.
Je vous rends 2 euros de monnaie après l'achat.
I give you back 2 euros in change after the purchase.
vous
[voo]
you
Means you or to you, formal or plural.
Je vous rends 2 euros de monnaie à la caisse.
I give you back 2 euros in change at the checkout.
rends
[rahn]
give back
Used for returning something, especially change in a shop.
Je vous rends 2 euros de monnaie en pièces.
I give you back 2 euros in change in coins.
2 euros
duh uh-ROH
2 euros
The amount of change being returned.
Il me reste 2 euros.
I have 2 euros left.
Words in this phrase
2
[duh]
two
The number 2.
Je vous rends 2 euros de monnaie, pas 1 euro.
I give you back 2 euros in change, not 1 euro.
euros
[uh-ROH]
euros
The currency amount returned.
Je vous rends 2 euros de monnaie pour votre billet.
I give you back 2 euros in change for your bill.
De monnaie
duh moh-NAY
in change / as change
Monnaie means change in the sense of small cash returned after payment.
J'ai de la monnaie.
I have some change.
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
of
Connects the amount to the idea of change.
Je vous rends 2 euros de monnaie tout de suite.
I give you back 2 euros in change right away.
monnaie
[moh-NAY]
change
Money given back after payment.
Je vous rends 2 euros de monnaie après vos courses.
I give you back 2 euros in change after your groceries.
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