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How to Say ‘Make it nine euros.’ in German

Machen Sie neun Euro.

MAH-khen zee noyn OY-ro

[MAH-khen zee noyn OY-ro]

🇩🇪 In Germany: This is how you tip in Germany. Tell the server the rounded total when paying, rather than leaving money on the table.

Phrase Breakdown

Machen Sie

MAH-khen zee

Make it

A polite instruction. It's used here to round up the bill and include a tip.

Example

Machen Sie zehn.

Make it ten.

Words in this phrase

Machen

[MAH-khen]

make it (round up to)

Said when paying to tell the server the total including tip.

Example

Machen Sie zehn Euro, stimmt so.

Make it ten euros, keep the change.

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal second person singular pronoun.

Example

Können Sie mir bitte folgen?

Can you please follow me?

neun Euro.

noyn OY-ro

nine euros.

'neun' rhymes with 'Euro's' first syllable: both use the 'oy' sound.

Example

Das kostet neun Euro.

That costs nine euros.

Words in this phrase

neun

[noyn]

Nine

The number following eight.

Example

Der Unterricht beginnt um neun.

Class starts at nine.

Euro

[OY-ro]

euro

The currency used in Germany and many European countries.

Example

Zwölf Euro kostet der Einkauf nicht.

The shopping does not cost twelve euros.

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