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How to Say ‘That'll be twenty-three forty, please.’ in German

Das macht dreiundzwanzig vierzig, bitte.

dahs makht dry-unt-TSVAHN-tsikh FEER-tsikh BIT-tuh

[dahs makht dry-unt-TSVAHN-tsikh FEER-tsikh BIT-tuh]

Phrase Breakdown

Das macht

dahs makht

That comes to

A standard way to state a price. Literally 'That makes'.

Example

Das macht fünf Euro.

That comes to five euros.

Words in this phrase

Das

[dahs]

that / it

Can refer to a thing, item, or dish in front of you.

Example

Was ist das? Das Wort das can mean that or it.

What is that? The word das can mean that or it.

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 vierzig, bitte.

dry-unt-TSVAHN-tsikh FEER-tsikh BIT-tuh

twenty-three forty, please.

German says the ones before the tens: 'drei-und-zwanzig' means three-and-twenty. 'vierzig' gives the cents, and 'Euro' is left out.

Example

Zwölf fünfzig, bitte.

Twelve fifty, please.

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.

vierzig

[FEER-tsikh]

forty

The number 40.

Example

Etwa vierzig Quadratmeter sind zu kühlen.

About forty square meters need to be cooled.

bitte

[BIT-tuh]

please

A polite word used in requests and orders.

Example

Einen Spritz, bitte.

A spritz, please.

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