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How to Say ‘Then I'll give you twenty euros in cash.’ in Italian

Allora le do venti euro in contanti.

ahl-LOH-rah leh doh VEN-tee eh-oo-ro een kohn-TAN-tee

[ahl-LOH-rah leh doh VEN-tee eh-oo-ro een kohn-TAN-tee]

Phrase Breakdown

Allora le do

ahl-LOH-rah leh doh

Then I'll give you

'Allora' means 'then' or 'so'. Hold the double 'l': al-LO-ra.

Example

Allora le do una mano.

Then I'll give you a hand.

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.

[leh]

to you (formal)

Formal indirect object pronoun: to you.

Example

Le mando un messaggio.

I'll send you a message.

[doh]

I give

First person of 'dare' (to give).

Example

Ti do il libro.

I give you the book.

venti euro

VEN-tee eh-oo-ro

twenty euros

This is the amount. Say VEN-tee EH-oo-ro.

Example

Ho solo venti euro.

I only have twenty euros.

Words in this phrase

venti

[VEN-tee]

twenty

The number equivalent to the product of two and ten.

Example

Costa venti euro al chilo.

It costs twenty euros per kilo.

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?

in contanti.

een kohn-TAN-tee

in cash.

'Pagare in contanti' means 'to pay in cash'. Stress con-TAN-ti.

Example

Pago in contanti.

I'll pay in cash.

Words in this phrase

[een]

Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.

Example

Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.

I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.

contanti

[kohn-TAN-tee]

Cash

Physical form of money like coins and notes.

Example

Preferiamo che tu usi contanti per pagare.

We prefer that you use cash to pay.

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