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How to Say ‘Eighteen euros fifty’ in Italian

Diciotto euro e cinquanta

dee-CHOHT-toh EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAHN-tah

[dee-CHOHT-toh EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAHN-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: euro never changes in the plural: un euro, diciotto euro. The cents follow with just e, with no word for cents needed.

Phrase Breakdown

Diciotto euro

dee-CHOHT-toh EH-oo-roh

Eighteen euros

Say 'dee-CHOT-to', with 'ci' sounding like 'ch'. 'Euro' is pronounced 'EH-oo-ro' and doesn't change in the plural.

Example

Costa diciotto euro.

It costs eighteen euros.

Words in this phrase

Diciotto

[dee-CHOHT-toh]

eighteen

The number 18.

Example

Ho diciotto anni.

I am eighteen years old.

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.

e cinquanta

eh cheen-KWAHN-tah

and fifty (cents)

Italians often leave out 'centesimi' (cents). Say 'e cheen-KWAN-ta'.

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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