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How to Say ‘It'll be about twenty euros’ in French

Ça fait environ vingt euros

sah feh ahn-vee-ROHN van uh-roh

[sah feh ahn-vee-ROHN van uh-roh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ça fait environ

sah feh ahn-vee-ROHN

That comes to about

'Ça fait' is the everyday way to give a price. Say 'sa fè an-vi-ron', with nasal vowels in 'en' and 'on'.

Example

Ça fait environ dix minutes.

That's about ten minutes.

Words in this phrase

Ça

[sah]

that / it

Demonstrative pronoun used in everyday French to mean 'that' or 'it.'

Example

Ça me plaît quand une entreprise parle clairement.

I like it when a company speaks clearly.

fait

[feh]

makes

To create or construct by combining or shaping resources.

Example

Elle fait du café.

She makes coffee.

environ

[ahn-vee-ROHN]

about / around

Adverb meaning approximately.

Example

Il y a environ dix minutes.

About ten minutes ago.

vingt euros

van uh-roh

twenty euros

Liaison: the 't' of 'vingt' links to 'euros', giving 'vin-teu-ro'.

Example

J'ai vingt euros.

I have twenty euros.

Words in this phrase

vingt

[van]

Twenty

The number 20.

Example

Il a vingt ans aujourd'hui.

He is twenty years old today.

euros

[uh-roh]

euros

The currency used in France and much of Europe.

Example

Dans « Nous facturons 20 euros », « euros » précise la devise.

In "We charge 20 euros", "euros" specifies the currency.

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