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How to Say ‘It's ten euros, paid directly to the attendant.’ in Italian

Sono dieci euro, da pagare direttamente al ragazzo.

SOH-noh DYEH-chee EH-oo-roh dah pah-GAH-reh dee-reht-tah-MEHN-teh ahl rah-GAHT-tsoh

[SOH-noh DYEH-chee EH-oo-roh dah pah-GAH-reh dee-reht-tah-MEHN-teh ahl rah-GAHT-tsoh]

Phrase Breakdown

Sono dieci euro,

SOH-noh DYEH-chee EH-oo-roh

It's ten euros,

A price expressed with 'sono'. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Sono dieci euro a persona.

It's ten euros per person.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

They are

Used to indicate quantity or count.

Example

Sono cinque biscotti.

They are five biscuits.

dieci

[DYEH-chee]

Ten

The number equal to ten units.

Example

Il costo del pasto è dieci euro.

The meal costs ten euros.

euro

[EH-oo-roh]

euros

Currency used in many European countries.

Example

Costa 2 euro per biscotto.

It costs 2 euros per biscuit.

da pagare direttamente

dah pah-GAH-reh dee-reht-tah-MEHN-teh

to be paid directly

'Da' + infinitive expresses something that needs to be done. Stress: di-ret-ta-MEN-te.

Example

È da pagare direttamente alla cassa.

It must be paid directly at the till.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

for (purpose)

Preposition showing the use or purpose of an object.

Example

Mi serve una tazza da tè.

I need a teacup.

pagare

[pah-GAH-reh]

To pay

Act of giving money in exchange for goods or services.

Example

Devo pagare con carta?

Do I need to pay with a card?

direttamente

[dee-reht-tah-MEHN-teh]

directly

Straight to someone, with no intermediary.

Example

Paghi direttamente alla cassa.

Pay directly at the till.

al ragazzo.

ahl rah-GAHT-tsoh

to the young man.

'Al' = 'a' + 'il'. Hold the double 'zz': ra-GAZ-zo.

Example

Chiedi al ragazzo.

Ask the young man.

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

to the

'Al' is a contraction of 'a' (to) and 'il' (the), often used to indicate flavor or type.

Example

Abbiamo ordinato il gelato al cioccolato.

We ordered the chocolate ice cream.

ragazzo

[rah-GAHT-tsoh]

boy / guy

A young man or boy.

Example

Il ragazzo porta la pizza.

The guy brings the pizza.

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