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How to Say ‘Five courses for fifty-five euros’ in Italian

Cinque portate a cinquantacinque euro

CHEEN-kweh por-TAH-teh ah cheen-kwan-tah-CHEEN-kweh EH-oo-roh

[CHEEN-kweh por-TAH-teh ah cheen-kwan-tah-CHEEN-kweh EH-oo-roh]

Phrase Breakdown

Cinque portate

CHEEN-kweh por-TAH-teh

Five courses

'Portata' means a course in a meal, and 'portate' is the plural. Say CHEEN-kweh por-TAH-teh.

Example

Il pranzo ha tre portate.

The lunch has three courses.

Words in this phrase

Cinque

[CHEEN-kweh]

five

The number 5. It never changes for gender or number.

Example

Vorrei prenotare un tavolo per cinque persone.

I'd like to book a table for five people.

portate

[por-TAH-teh]

courses

Plural of 'portata', a course of a meal.

Example

La cena ha tre portate.

The dinner has three courses.

a cinquantacinque euro

ah cheen-kwan-tah-CHEEN-kweh EH-oo-roh

for fifty-five euros

This is the price. Say the long number in one smooth flow.

Example

La cena costa cinquantacinque euro.

The dinner costs fifty-five euros.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with time expressions.

Example

Ci vediamo a quest'ora domani.

See you at this time tomorrow.

cinquantacinque

[cheen-kwan-tah-CHEEN-kweh]

fifty-five

The number 55.

Example

Costa cinquantacinque euro.

It costs fifty-five euros.

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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