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How to Say ‘A bag costs three euros.’ in German

Eine Tüte kostet drei Euro.

EYE-nuh TUE-tuh KOS-tet dry OY-roh

[EYE-nuh TUE-tuh KOS-tet dry OY-roh]

Phrase Breakdown

Eine Tüte

EYE-nuh TUE-tuh

One bag

'Tüte' means a paper or plastic bag. Say 'ü' by rounding your lips while saying 'ee'.

Example

Brauchen Sie eine Tüte?

Do you need a bag?

Words in this phrase

Eine

[EYE-nuh]

a; an; one

Feminine form of the indefinite article, used before singular feminine nouns.

Example

Eine offene Kultur ist mir bei einem Unternehmen wichtig.

An open culture is important to me in a company.

Tüte

[TUE-tuh]

bag (shopping bag)

Feminine noun for a plastic or paper bag, often offered at the checkout.

Example

Ich brauche keine Tüte.

I don't need a bag.

kostet drei Euro.

KOS-tet dry OY-roh

costs three euros.

'kostet' means 'costs'. 'Euro' sounds like 'OY-ro' and stays singular after numbers.

Example

Der Kaffee kostet zwei Euro.

The coffee costs two euros.

Words in this phrase

kostet

[KOS-tet]

costs

Form of 'kosten' (to cost) used with he/she/it; asks or states a price.

Example

Das Ticket kostet zehn Euro.

The ticket costs ten euros.

drei

[dry]

three

The number 3, often used when saying how many guests a table is for.

Example

Wir brauchen einen Tisch für drei.

We need a table for three.

Euro

[OY-roh]

euro

The currency used in Germany.

Example

Das kostet zwei Euro.

That costs two euros.

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