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How to Say ‘The hotel said about 25 euros.’ in German

Das Hotel hat ungefähr 25 Euro gesagt.

dahs ho-TEL haht oon-guh-FAIR FUNF-oont-TSVAN-tsikh OY-roh ge-zahkt

[dahs ho-TEL haht oon-guh-FAIR FUNF-oont-TSVAN-tsikh OY-roh ge-zahkt]

💬 Usage Tip: In past-tense sentences like this, hat sits in second place and the action word gesagt goes to the very end. Swap it in: Der Fahrer hat 30 Euro gesagt "The driver said 30 euros".

Phrase Breakdown

Das Hotel hat

dahs ho-TEL haht

The hotel (has)

'Hat' is the helper verb for the perfect tense. In 'Hotel', the 'h' is pronounced and the stress falls on 'tel'.

Example

Das Hotel hat angerufen.

The hotel called.

Words in this phrase

Das

[dahs]

the

Definite article used with the noun 'Gespräch.'

Example

Das Gespräch hat mir neue Einblicke gegeben.

The conversation gave me new insights.

Hotel

[ho-TEL]

hotel

A place where travellers stay overnight; neuter noun.

Example

Das Hotel ist im Zentrum.

The hotel is in the center.

hat

[haht]

has

"Hat" is the third-person singular form of "haben," meaning "has."

Example

Er hat ein Auto.

He has a car.

ungefähr 25 Euro gesagt.

oon-guh-FAIR FUNF-oont-TSVAN-tsikh OY-roh ge-zahkt

said about 25 euros

The past participle 'gesagt' (said) goes to the end of the sentence. Say it as 'ge-ZAKT'.

Example

Er hat ungefähr 25 Euro gesagt.

He said about 25 euros.

Words in this phrase

ungefähr

[oon-guh-FAIR]

approximately

Used when giving a rough number rather than an exact figure.

Example

Ungefähr vierzig Quadratmeter sollte stimmen.

Approximately forty square meters should be correct.

[FUNF-oont-TSVAN-tsikh]

twenty-five

The number 25.

Example

Die Fahrt kostet 25 Euro.

The ride costs 25 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.

gesagt

[ge-zahkt]

said

The past form of 'say'.

Example

Du hast gesagt, es sei richtig.

You said it was right.

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