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

Sono diciotto euro e cinquanta.

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

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

💬 Usage Tip: For a total Italians use Sono "they are", not "it is", because the amount is plural. For exactly one euro it becomes È un euro.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono diciotto euro

SOH-noh dee-CHOHT-toh EH-oo-roh

That's eighteen euros

'Sono' (they are) is used for prices in the plural. Say 'SO-no dee-CHOT-to EH-oo-ro'.

Example

Sono dieci euro.

That's ten euros.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

it comes to / they are

Plural 'are', used when stating a total price in euros.

Example

Sono dieci euro.

That's ten euros.

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).

The 'cents' part is understood without being said. Stress 'KWAN' in 'cinquanta'.

Example

Tre euro e cinquanta.

Three 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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