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How to Say ‘Then the change is one euro and fifty cents.’ in Italian

Allora il resto è un euro e cinquanta.

ahl-LOH-rah eel REHS-toh eh oon EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAHN-tah

[ahl-LOH-rah eel REHS-toh eh oon EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAHN-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: [Il resto] means the change you get back, not "the rest" in a general sense here. For amounts like [un euro e cinquanta], Italian again just links euros and cents with [e].

Phrase Breakdown

Allora

[ahl-LOH-rah]

so / then

Used to organize speech; here it introduces the result or calculation.

Example

Allora il resto è corretto.

So the change is correct.

il

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a noun like 'resto'.

Example

Il resto è sul banco.

The change is on the counter.

resto

[REHS-toh]

change

Money returned after paying more than the total price.

Example

Il resto arriva subito alla cassa.

The change comes right away at the checkout.

È un euro e cinquanta

eh oon EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAHN-tah

It is one euro and fifty cents

States the amount of change owed.

Example

È due euro e dieci.

It is two euros and ten cents.

Words in this phrase

è

[eh]

is

Third-person singular of 'essere', used here to state the amount of change.

Example

Il resto è un euro.

The change is one euro.

un

[oon]

one / a

Masculine singular article/number meaning 'one' or 'a'.

Example

Ricevo un euro di resto.

I receive one euro in change.

euro

[EH-oo-roh]

euro

The currency unit used in Italy; here part of the change amount.

Example

Allora il resto è un euro per lei.

So the change is one euro for you.

e

[eh]

and

Used in prices to connect euros and cents.

Example

Un euro e cinquanta è il resto esatto.

One euro fifty is the exact change.

cinquanta

[cheen-KWAHN-tah]

fifty

The number 50; in money expressions it often means 50 cents.

Example

Allora il resto è un euro e cinquanta oggi.

So the change is one euro fifty today.

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