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How to Say ‘Eight euros fifty’ in Italian

Otto euro e cinquanta

OHT-toh EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAHN-tah

[OHT-toh EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAHN-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: euro never changes in the plural: un euro, otto euro. Prices are said with e "and" between euros and cents.

Phrase Breakdown

Otto euro

OHT-toh EH-oo-roh

Eight euros

Hold the double 't' in 'OT-to'. 'Euro' sounds like 'EH-oo-ro' and doesn't change in the plural.

Example

Costa otto euro.

It costs eight euros.

Words in this phrase

Otto

[OHT-toh]

eight

The number 8; with 'alle' it means eight o'clock.

Example

Arrivo alle otto.

I arrive at eight.

euro

[EH-oo-roh]

euros

The currency of Italy; same form in singular and plural.

Example

Ho dieci euro.

I have ten euros.

e cinquanta

eh cheen-KWAHN-tah

and fifty (cents)

'Cinquanta' is 'cheen-KWAN-ta'. Italians often leave out the word 'centesimi'.

Example

Due euro e cinquanta.

Two euros fifty.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

cinquanta

[cheen-KWAHN-tah]

fifty

The number 50.

Example

Ci sono cinquanta persone.

There are fifty people.

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