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How to Say ‘It's eighteen euros fifty’ in Italian

Sono diciotto euro e cinquanta

SOH-noh dee-CHOHT-toh eh-oo-ro eh cheen-KWAHN-tah

[SOH-noh dee-CHOHT-toh eh-oo-ro eh cheen-KWAHN-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: Prices above one use sono "they are", not è "it is". You say è un euro but sono due euro.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono diciotto euro

SOH-noh dee-CHOHT-toh eh-oo-ro

It's eighteen euros

Italians use 'sono' (they are) with amounts of money. 'Diciotto' has a double t, so hold it: 'dee-CHOT-toh'. 'Euro' sounds like 'EH-oo-roh'.

Example

Sono diciotto euro in tutto.

It's eighteen euros in total.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

it comes to / they are

Plural 'they are', used to state a total price in euros.

Example

Sono dieci euro.

That's ten euros.

diciotto

[dee-CHOHT-toh]

eighteen

The number 18.

Example

Ho diciotto anni.

I am eighteen years old.

euro

[eh-oo-ro]

euros

The currency used in many European countries.

Example

Quanto costa questo in euro?

How much does this cost in euros?

e cinquanta

eh cheen-KWAHN-tah

and fifty (cents)

The cents are added with 'e', and the word 'centesimi' is usually left out. Say 'eh cheen-KWAN-tah'.

Example

Tre euro e cinquanta.

Three euros fifty.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.

Example

Chiaro e semplice è meglio.

Clear and simple is better.

cinquanta

[cheen-KWAHN-tah]

fifty

The number 50; after 'euro e' it means fifty cents.

Example

Costa cinquanta euro.

It costs fifty euros.

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