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How to Say ‘How much does it cost?’ in German

Wie viel kostet das?

vee feel KOS-tet dahs

[vee feel KOS-tet dahs]

💬 Usage Tip: The verb changes when you ask about more than one thing: Wie viel kosten die Äpfel? "How much do the apples cost?" Point at a single item and keep kostet das.

Phrase Breakdown

Wie viel

vee feel

How much

'viel' sounds like 'feel', because the 'v' is pronounced like 'f'.

Example

Wie viel Zeit hast du?

How much time do you have?

Words in this phrase

Wie

[vee]

how

A word used to ask about the manner or degree of something.

Example

Wie geht es dir?

How are you?

viel

[feel]

Much

A large amount or to a great extent.

Example

Er hat viel Energie.

He has much energy.

kostet das?

KOS-tet dahs

does that cost?

'kostet' sounds like 'KOS-tet', with a short 'o'. 'das' means 'that'.

Example

Das kostet zehn Euro.

That costs ten euros.

Words in this phrase

kostet

[KOS-tet]

Costs

Requires payment of a specified amount.

Example

Das kostet viel Geld.

That costs a lot of money.

das

[dahs]

that / this

A pronoun meaning that or this, depending on context.

Example

In „Das ist“ verweist „Das“ auf etwas, das man zeigt.

In “Das ist,” “Das” refers to something being shown.

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