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How to Say ‘That comes to twenty-three euros forty-seven.’ in German

Das macht dreiundzwanzig Euro siebenundvierzig.

dahs makht dry-unt-TSVAHN-tsikh OY-roh ZEE-ben-unt-feer-tsikh

[dahs makht dry-unt-TSVAHN-tsikh OY-roh ZEE-ben-unt-feer-tsikh]

💬 Usage Tip: Prices are read as euros, then the cent amount, with no word for the decimal point and usually no Cent at the end. So €4.20 is vier Euro zwanzig.

Phrase Breakdown

Das macht

dahs makht

That comes to

A common way to state a total price. 'macht' has the throaty 'ch' sound.

Example

Das macht zehn Euro.

That comes to ten euros.

Words in this phrase

Das

[dahs]

that / it

Used to refer to a situation or thing being discussed.

Example

Das ist nicht die richtige Straße.

That is not the right street.

macht

[makht]

comes to

In prices, this means 'adds up to' or 'costs' when telling the total amount to pay.

Example

Mit Mandelmilch macht das vier Euro.

With almond milk, that comes to four euros.

dreiundzwanzig Euro

dry-unt-TSVAHN-tsikh OY-roh

twenty-three euros

In German, the ones digit comes first: 'three-and-twenty'. 'Euro' sounds like 'OY-ro'.

Example

Das Buch kostet dreiundzwanzig Euro.

The book costs twenty-three euros.

Words in this phrase

dreiundzwanzig

[dry-unt-TSVAHN-tsikh]

twenty-three

The number 23; German says the ones first: 'three-and-twenty'.

Example

Ich bin dreiundzwanzig Jahre alt.

I am twenty-three years old.

Euro

[OY-roh]

euro

The currency used in Germany; used when saying how much a drink costs.

Example

Ein Espresso mit laktosefreier Milch kostet drei Euro.

An espresso with lactose-free milk costs three euros.

siebenundvierzig.

ZEE-ben-unt-feer-tsikh

forty-seven (cents)

'Seven-and-forty'. The cents often follow the euros without saying 'Cent'. 'v' sounds like 'f'.

Example

Er ist siebenundvierzig.

He is forty-seven.

Words in this phrase

siebenundvierzig

[ZEE-ben-unt-feer-tsikh]

forty-seven

The number 47; literally 'seven-and-forty'.

Example

Der Bus kommt in siebenundvierzig Minuten.

The bus comes in forty-seven minutes.

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