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How to Say ‘It costs 22 euros extra’ in German

Die kostet 22 Euro extra

dee KOS-tet TSVY-oont-tsvahn-tsikh OY-roh EK-strah

[dee KOS-tet TSVY-oont-tsvahn-tsikh OY-roh EK-strah]

💬 Usage Tip: die here works like "it" or "that one", pointing back to die Weinbegleitung. In speech Germans often use der, die or das this way instead of er, sie or es.

Phrase Breakdown

Die kostet

dee KOS-tet

It costs

'Die' refers back to a feminine noun, here 'die Weinbegleitung'. Say 'dee KOS-tet'.

Example

Die Suppe? Die kostet fünf Euro.

The soup? It costs five euros.

Words in this phrase

Die

[dee]

it / that one

Demonstrative pronoun referring back to a feminine noun.

Example

Die Jacke? Die ist neu.

The jacket? It's new.

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.

22 Euro extra

TSVY-oont-tsvahn-tsikh OY-roh EK-strah

22 euros extra

Say 22 as 'zweiundzwanzig' (TSVY-unt-TSVAN-tsikh). 'Extra' is stressed on the first syllable.

Example

Das Dessert kostet 22 Euro extra.

The dessert costs 22 euros extra.

Words in this phrase

[TSVY-oont-tsvahn-tsikh]

The number twenty-two.

Example

Ich bin 22 Jahre alt.

I am 22 years old.

Euro

[OY-roh]

euro(s)

The currency used in Germany; the plural is usually also 'Euro' with prices.

Example

Der Kaffee kostet zwei Euro.

The coffee costs two euros.

extra

[EK-strah]

extra / additionally

Means an additional charge on top of the normal price.

Example

Sahne kostet extra.

Cream costs extra.

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