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How to Say ‘The tomatoes are three euros a kilo.’ in Italian

I pomodori costano tre euro al chilo.

ee poh-moh-DOH-ree KOH-stah-noh treh EH-oo-roh ahl KEE-loh

[ee poh-moh-DOH-ree KOH-stah-noh treh EH-oo-roh ahl KEE-loh]

Phrase Breakdown

I pomodori costano

ee poh-moh-DOH-ree KOH-stah-noh

The tomatoes cost

'I' is the masculine plural 'the'. Keep it attached to 'pomodori'.

Example

I pomodori costano poco.

Tomatoes cost little.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

the

Plural masculine definite article used before plural masculine nouns.

Example

Nella frase I responsabili, I introduce il gruppo dei manager.

In the phrase 'I responsabili,' 'I' introduces the group of managers.

pomodori

[poh-moh-DOH-ree]

tomatoes

Plural of 'pomodoro', tomato; masculine noun.

Example

I pomodori sono rossi.

The tomatoes are red.

costano

[KOH-stah-noh]

cost

Third person plural of 'costare', to cost; used for prices of several items.

Example

Le mele costano poco.

The apples cost little.

tre euro al chilo.

treh EH-oo-roh ahl KEE-loh

three euros per kilo.

Price per kilo. Roll the 'r' in 'tre' lightly.

Example

Il pane costa tre euro al chilo.

Bread costs three euros per kilo.

Words in this phrase

tre

[treh]

three

A number used to count quantity or duration.

Example

Ho fatto tre colloqui questa settimana.

I had three interviews this week.

euro

[EH-oo-roh]

euros

The currency used in Italy and much of Europe.

Example

Pago sette euro al mercato.

I pay seven euros at the market.

[ahl]

at the; per the

A contraction of a + il, often used in prices and measures like per kilo.

Example

I funghi sono Al chilo, non a pezzo.

The mushrooms are priced per kilo, not by piece.

chilo

[KEE-loh]

kilo

Short for chilogrammo; used in everyday Italian for buying produce by weight.

Example

Un chilo di porcini oggi costa di più.

A kilo of porcini costs more today.

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