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How to Say ‘That's two euros twenty.’ in Italian

Sono due euro e venti.

SOH-noh DOOH-eh EH-oo-roh eh VEN-tee

[SOH-noh DOOH-eh EH-oo-roh eh VEN-tee]

💬 Usage Tip: Prices take sono "they are" because the amount counts as plural. With a single euro it's è un euro.

🇮🇹 In Italy: In many busy bars you pay at the cassa "till" first, then hand your receipt to the barista to get your coffee.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono due euro

SOH-noh DOOH-eh EH-oo-roh

It's two euros

Italian uses 'sono' (they are) for prices in the plural, not 'è'.

Example

Sono due euro, grazie.

It's two euros, thanks.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

it is / they are

Third person plural of essere, used for stating amounts.

Example

Sono dieci euro.

It's ten euros.

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.

e venti.

eh VEN-tee

and twenty (cents).

This adds the cents. Link 'e' smoothly into 'venti'.

Example

Un euro e venti.

One euro twenty.

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.

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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