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How to Say ‘It's 31 euros.’ in German

Es sind 31 Euro.

es zint AYNS-oont-DRY-sikh OY-roh

[es zint AYNS-oont-DRY-sikh OY-roh]

💬 Usage Tip: With amounts of money, German uses sind rather than ist: "it are 31 euros". Es ist only works with a single unit, as in Es ist ein Euro.

Phrase Breakdown

Es sind

es zint

It is / It comes to

With amounts of money, German uses plural 'sind' (are) rather than 'ist'. 'Sind' sounds like 'zint'.

Example

Es sind zehn Minuten.

It's ten minutes.

Words in this phrase

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

sind

[zint]

are

A form of sein used with plural subjects like wir, sie, and Sie.

Example

Sind wir auf dem schnellsten Weg zum Hotel?

Are we on the fastest way to the hotel?

31 Euro.

AYNS-oont-DRY-sikh OY-roh

31 euros

Say 'einunddreißig' (one-and-thirty). The 'ß' sounds like a sharp 's'.

Example

Das Ticket kostet 31 Euro.

The ticket costs 31 euros.

Words in this phrase

[AYNS-oont-DRY-sikh]

thirty-one

The number 31.

Example

Das Taxi kostet 31 Euro.

The taxi costs 31 euros.

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.

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