How to Say ‘Do you have fifty cents?’ in Italian
Ha cinquanta centesimi?
ah cheen-KWAHN-tah chen-TEH-zee-mee
[ah cheen-KWAHN-tah chen-TEH-zee-mee]
💬 Usage Tip: Ha is the polite "you have", the same form as "he/she has". With a stranger behind the till, this is the form you'll hear and use.
Phrase Breakdown
Ha cinquanta
ah cheen-KWAHN-tah
Do you have fifty (formal)
'Ha' is the formal 'you have'. The h is silent, so say 'ah cheen-KWAN-tah'.
Ha cinquanta euro?
Do you have fifty euros?
Words in this phrase
Ha
[ah]
you have (formal)
Third person form of 'avere', used for formal 'Lei'.
Ha tempo domani?
Do you have time tomorrow?
cinquanta
[cheen-KWAHN-tah]
fifty
The number 50.
Ci sono cinquanta persone.
There are fifty people.
centesimi?
chen-TEH-zee-mee
cents?
This is the plural of 'centesimo'. Stress the second syllable: 'chen-TEH-zee-mee'. Let your voice rise for the question.
Mancano dieci centesimi.
Ten cents are missing.
Words in this phrase
centesimi
[chen-TEH-zee-mee]
cents
Plural of 'centesimo', one hundredth of a euro.
Mi mancano dieci centesimi.
I'm ten cents short.
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