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How to Say ‘Two euros fifty a kilo.’ in Italian

Due euro e cinquanta al chilo.

DOOH-eh EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAHN-tah ahl KEE-loh

[DOOH-eh EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAHN-tah ahl KEE-loh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Produce in Italy is priced by the kilo, so think in kilos and half-kilos rather than pounds.

Phrase Breakdown

Due euro e cinquanta

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

Two euros fifty

This is the price: two euros and fifty cents. Say it smoothly as one unit.

Example

Costa due euro e cinquanta.

It costs two euros fifty.

Words in this phrase

Due

[DOOH-eh]

Two

Indicating the second item in a series.

Example

Due persone hanno chiesto di vedere la mamma.

Two people asked to see mom.

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.

[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.

al chilo.

ahl KEE-loh

per kilo.

'Al' (a + il) means 'per' here. In 'chilo', the 'ch' sounds like 'k': KEE-lo.

Example

Le mele costano due euro al chilo.

Apples cost two euros per kilo.

Words in this phrase

[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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