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How to Say ‘It's fifty cents extra.’ in French

C'est cinquante centimes en plus.

s eh sankont sahn-TEEM ahn ploo

[s eh sankont sahn-TEEM ahn ploo]

🇫🇷 In France: Many French cafés charge a small supplement for plant milk. It's normal and not up for negotiation.

Phrase Breakdown

C'est cinquante centimes

s eh sankont sahn-TEEM

It's fifty cents

Both 'cin-' and 'cen-' are nasal sounds: 'sin-kant san-tim'.

Example

C'est cinquante centimes le café.

The coffee is fifty cents.

Words in this phrase

C'

[s]

it / this

"C'" stands for "ce" and means "it" or "this" in expressions like "c'est."

Example

C'est agréable de parler avec une équipe accueillante.

It's pleasant to speak with a welcoming team.

est

[eh]

is

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

cinquante

[sankont]

fifty

The number following 49.

Example

Il avait cinquante ans cette année-là.

He was fifty years old that year.

centimes

[sahn-TEEM]

cents

Hundredths of a euro; masculine plural noun.

Example

Ça coûte vingt centimes.

It costs twenty cents.

en plus.

ahn ploo

extra

'En plus' means 'additional'. Say 'an plus' and pronounce the final s here.

Example

Le sucre est en plus.

Sugar is extra.

Words in this phrase

en

[ahn]

in (part of 'en plus')

Preposition forming the expression 'en plus', meaning extra or additionally.

Example

Le sirop est en plus.

The syrup is extra.

plus

[ploo]

more

Means more; in plus de it means more than.

Example

Dans « Si vous avez plus de quinze minutes de retard. », « plus » marque une quantité supérieure.

In "If you are more than fifteen minutes late.", "plus" marks a greater amount.

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