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How to Say ‘We'd keep the fifty-euro deposit’ in Italian

Tratterremmo la caparra di cinquanta euro

traht-tehr-REM-moh lah kah-PAHR-rah dee cheen-KWAHN-tah EH-oo-roh

[traht-tehr-REM-moh lah kah-PAHR-rah dee cheen-KWAHN-tah EH-oo-roh]

Phrase Breakdown

Tratterremmo la caparra

traht-tehr-REM-moh lah kah-PAHR-rah

We would keep the deposit

This is the conditional of 'trattenere'. Hold every double consonant.

Example

In quel caso tratterremmo la caparra.

In that case we would keep the deposit.

Words in this phrase

Tratterremmo

[traht-tehr-REM-moh]

we would keep / withhold

Conditional of 'trattenere' (to retain).

Example

Tratterremmo l'importo in caso di assenza.

We would keep the amount in case of a no-show.

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

caparra

[kah-PAHR-rah]

deposit

Money paid in advance to secure a booking.

Example

La caparra non è rimborsabile.

The deposit is non-refundable.

di cinquanta euro

dee cheen-KWAHN-tah EH-oo-roh

of fifty euros

'Cinquanta' is pronounced 'cin-KWAN-ta'. 'Euro' sounds like 'EH-u-ro' and doesn't change in the plural.

Example

Costa cinquanta euro.

It costs fifty euros.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

cinquanta

[cheen-KWAHN-tah]

fifty

The number 50.

Example

Ci sono cinquanta persone.

There are fifty people.

euro

[EH-oo-roh]

euros

Currency used in many European countries.

Example

Costa 2 euro per biscotto.

It costs 2 euros per biscuit.

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