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How to Say ‘It's fifteen euros for the evening.’ in French

C'est quinze euros la soirée.

suh eh KANZ uh-ROH lah swah-RAY

[suh eh KANZ uh-ROH lah swah-RAY]

💬 Usage Tip: French gives a price with le or la where English says "per" or "for the". So dix euros la nuit means "ten euros a night".

Phrase Breakdown

C'est quinze euros

suh eh KANZ uh-ROH

It's fifteen euros

Link 'quinze' and 'euros': 'say kanz uh-ROH'.

Example

C'est quinze euros par personne.

It's fifteen euros per person.

Words in this phrase

[suh]

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

C'est incroyable.

It is incredible.

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

quinze

[KANZ]

fifteen

The number 15.

Example

J'ai quinze minutes.

I have fifteen minutes.

euros

[uh-ROH]

euros

The currency used in France.

Example

Ça coûte dix euros.

It costs ten euros.

la soirée.

lah swah-RAY

for the evening.

'la' plus a time period means 'per'. Say 'lah swah-RAY'.

Example

Dix euros la journée.

Ten euros per day.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

per (the)

Definite article used to express a rate, like 'per'.

Example

Trois euros la bouteille.

Three euros per bottle.

soirée

[swah-RAY]

evening

The evening as a period of time or event; used in wishing someone a nice evening.

Example

On a passé une super soirée.

We had a great evening.

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