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How to Say ‘It's eleven euros twenty’ in Italian

Sono undici euro e venti

SOH-noh OON-dee-chee EH-oo-roh eh VEN-tee

[SOH-noh OON-dee-chee EH-oo-roh eh VEN-tee]

💬 Usage Tip: Prices take sono "they are" because the amount counts as plural; only exactly one euro gets è: è un euro "it's one euro". euro never changes shape, so it's un euro and undici euro alike.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono undici

SOH-noh OON-dee-chee

It's eleven

Italians say 'sono' (they are) for prices. 'Undici' is stressed on the first syllable: 'OON-dee-chee'.

Example

Sono undici in totale.

It's eleven in total.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

they are

Plural verb form used to describe plural nouns like mushrooms.

Example

Sono piccoli ma molto saporiti i finferli.

They are small but very tasty, the chanterelles.

undici

[OON-dee-chee]

eleven

The number 11.

Example

Ci sono undici giocatori in campo.

There are eleven players on the field.

euro e venti

EH-oo-roh eh VEN-tee

euros and twenty (cents)

The cents are often said without the word 'centesimi'. 'Euro' is pronounced 'EH-oo-ro'.

Example

Tre euro e cinquanta.

Three euros fifty.

Words in this phrase

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.

venti

[VEN-tee]

twenty

The number 20; with prices, 'twenty cents'.

Example

Costa tre euro e venti.

It costs three euros twenty.

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