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How to Say ‘That'll be one euro eighty’ in French

Ça fera un euro quatre-vingts

sah fuh-RAH uhn uh-ROH ka-truh-VAN

[sah fuh-RAH uhn uh-ROH ka-truh-VAN]

💬 Usage Tip: Quatre-vingts is literally 'four twenties', which is how French says 80. Ninety follows the same idea: quatre-vingt-dix "ninety" is 'four twenties ten'.

🇫🇷 In France: Staff often state the price in this 'will be' form when you order. You can pay right away rather than waiting for a bill.

Phrase Breakdown

Ça fera

sah fuh-RAH

That will be

This is the future of 'faire' and is the standard way to announce a price. Say 'sa fuh-ra'.

Example

Ça fera dix euros.

That will be ten euros.

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.

fera

[fuh-RAH]

will come to / will be

Future of faire, used for totals.

Example

Ça fera dix euros.

That will be ten euros.

un euro quatre-vingts

uhn uh-ROH ka-truh-VAN

one euro eighty

'Quatre-vingts' means eighty (literally 'four twenties'). Link 'un euro': 'un-nuh-ro'.

Example

Le croissant coûte un euro quatre-vingts.

The croissant costs one euro eighty.

Words in this phrase

[uhn]

a / one

Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Un café peut être une bonne occasion de discuter.

A coffee can be a good opportunity to talk.

euro

[uh-ROH]

euro

The currency used in France.

Example

Ça coûte un euro.

It costs one euro.

quatre-vingts

[ka-truh-VAN]

eighty

The number 80, literally 'four twenties'.

Example

Le livre coûte quatre-vingts euros.

The book costs eighty euros.

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