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How to Say ‘Here's the change, fifty cents.’ in Italian

Ecco il resto, cinquanta centesimi.

EH-koh eel REHS-toh cheen-KWAHN-tah chen-TEH-zee-mee

[EH-koh eel REHS-toh cheen-KWAHN-tah chen-TEH-zee-mee]

Phrase Breakdown

Ecco il resto,

EH-koh eel REHS-toh

Here's your change,

This is what a cashier says when giving change. Hold the double 'c' in EK-ko.

Example

Ecco il resto e lo scontrino.

Here's your change and the receipt.

Words in this phrase

Ecco

[EH-koh]

Here

Used to draw attention to someone or something present.

Example

Ecco il libro.

Here is the book.

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

resto

[REHS-toh]

change; rest

The money given back after paying; also 'the remainder'.

Example

Ecco il resto, signore.

Here is your change, sir.

cinquanta centesimi.

cheen-KWAHN-tah chen-TEH-zee-mee

fifty cents.

'Centesimi' means 'cents'. Both words start with a 'ch' sound: CHEEN-kwan-ta chen-TE-zee-mee.

Example

Costa cinquanta centesimi.

It costs fifty cents.

Words in this phrase

cinquanta

[cheen-KWAHN-tah]

fifty

The number 50.

Example

Ci sono cinquanta persone.

There are fifty people.

centesimi

[chen-TEH-zee-mee]

cents

Plural of 'centesimo', one hundredth of a euro.

Example

Mi mancano dieci centesimi.

I'm ten cents short.

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