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How to Say ‘Okay, that's eighteen euros fifty.’ in Italian

Allora, sono diciotto euro e cinquanta.

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

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

💬 Usage Tip: Cents just follow e "and" without the word centesimi "cents". So tre euro e venti means €3.20.

Phrase Breakdown

Allora,

ahl-LOH-rah

So, / Well,

This is a common filler word for starting a sentence. Hold the double l: 'al-LOH-rah'.

Example

Allora, cosa prendi?

So, what are you having?

Words in this phrase

Allora

[ahl-LOH-rah]

so / then

Introduces the next step in a decision, often after someone has agreed.

Example

Allora prendo... qualcosa che ti piace davvero.

So I’ll get... something you really like.

sono diciotto euro

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

it's eighteen euros

Prices take 'sono' because the euros are plural. Stress 'CHOT' in 'diciotto'.

Example

Sono diciotto euro, signora.

It's eighteen euros, madam.

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).

This adds the cents. The 'ci' sounds like 'chee': 'eh cheen-KWAN-tah'.

Example

Cinque euro e cinquanta.

Five 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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