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How to Say ‘We charge 20 euros per person.’ in German

Wir berechnen 20 Euro pro Person.

veer beh-REKH-nen TSVAHN-tsikh OY-roh proh per-ZOHN

[veer beh-REKH-nen TSVAHN-tsikh OY-roh proh per-ZOHN]

🇩🇪 In Germany: No-show fees for groups are increasingly common in German restaurants. They're usually stated up front and are hard to negotiate away.

Phrase Breakdown

Wir berechnen

veer beh-REKH-nen

We charge

Stress be-RECH-nen and use the soft 'ch' sound.

Example

Wir berechnen nichts extra.

We don't charge anything extra.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

berechnen

[beh-REKH-nen]

charge

To bill someone an amount of money.

Example

Wir berechnen eine Gebühr.

We charge a fee.

20 Euro

TSVAHN-tsikh OY-roh

20 euros

Say 'zwanzig Euro', with 'Euro' pronounced 'OY-ro'.

Example

Der Eintritt kostet 20 Euro.

Admission costs 20 euros.

Words in this phrase

[TSVAHN-tsikh]

20 (twenty)

The number twenty, 'zwanzig'; used for 8 p.m. in 24-hour time.

Example

Der Tisch ist um 20 Uhr frei.

The table is free at 8 p.m.

Euro

[OY-roh]

euro

The currency used in Germany.

Example

Das kostet zwei Euro.

That costs two euros.

pro Person.

proh per-ZOHN

per person.

'Pro' means 'per'. Stress per-SON.

Example

Ein Getränk pro Person ist inklusive.

One drink per person is included.

Words in this phrase

pro

[proh]

per

For each unit or person.

Example

Zehn Euro pro Gast.

Ten euros per guest.

Person

[per-ZOHN]

person

A single human being.

Example

Das Menü kostet 30 Euro pro Person.

The menu costs 30 euros per person.

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