How to Say ‘It makes 18 euros total.’ in French
Ça fait 18 euros au total.
sah feh deez-wheet uh-roh oh toh-tal
[sah feh deez-wheet uh-roh oh toh-tal]
Phrase Breakdown
Ça fait
sah feh
that makes / it comes to
A common expression used to give a total or result.
Deux pommes et trois oranges, ça fait cinq fruits.
Two apples and three oranges make five fruits.
Words in this phrase
Ça
[sah]
that / it
In spoken French, ça often means that or it.
Ça fait 18 euros avec le pain.
That comes to 18 euros with the bread.
fait
[feh]
makes / comes to
Used for giving a sum or total price.
Ça fait 18 euros pour tout.
That comes to 18 euros for everything.
18
[deez-wheet]
eighteen
The number 18.
18 euros au total, c'est raisonnable.
18 euros in total, that's reasonable.
euros
[uh-roh]
euros
The monetary unit used here for the bill.
18 euros, pas plus.
18 euros, no more.
Au total
oh toh-tal
in total
Means the final sum or complete amount.
Au total, j'ai 25 euros.
In total, I have 25 euros.
Words in this phrase
au
[oh]
in the / to the
Part of the fixed expression au total, meaning in total or altogether.
Au total, je prends cinq articles.
In total, I'm taking five items.
total
[toh-tal]
total
The final combined amount.
Le total est clair sur le ticket.
The total is clear on the receipt.
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