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How to Say ‘That's forty euros.’ in Italian

Sono quaranta euro.

SOH-noh kwah-RAHN-tah eh-oo-roh

[SOH-noh kwah-RAHN-tah eh-oo-roh]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian says "they are forty euros" with plural sono, not singular è. Any price above one euro works this way: Sono dieci euro.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono

[SOH-noh]

it is / they are

Form of 'essere' used for stating amounts or prices.

Example

Sono venti euro.

It's twenty euros.

quaranta

[kwah-RAHN-tah]

forty

The number 40.

Example

Mio padre ha quaranta anni.

My father is forty years old.

euro

[eh-oo-roh]

euro

Currency used in many European countries.

Example

Mi servono cinque euro per il caffè.

I need five euros for the coffee.

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