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How to Say ‘It's four euros fifty’ in Italian

Sono quattro euro e cinquanta

SOH-noh KWAHT-troh EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAHN-tah

[SOH-noh KWAHT-troh EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAHN-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: Prices take sono "they are" because the euros are plural; euro itself never changes, so it's un euro and quattro euro.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono quattro euro

SOH-noh KWAHT-troh EH-oo-roh

It's four euros

Prices take the plural verb 'sono'. Say 'euro' as EH-oo-ro, and hold the double 't' in KWAT-tro.

Example

Sono quattro euro, grazie.

It's four 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.

quattro

[KWAHT-troh]

four

The number 4; it never changes form.

Example

Abbiamo quattro sedie.

We have four chairs.

euro

[EH-oo-roh]

euro

The currency of Italy; it doesn't change in the plural.

Example

Costa due euro.

It costs two euros.

e cinquanta

eh cheen-KWAHN-tah

and fifty (cents)

'E' means 'and'. 'Cinquanta' (fifty) starts with a 'ch' sound: CHEEN-kwan-ta.

Example

Due euro e cinquanta.

Two euros fifty.

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.

cinquanta

[cheen-KWAHN-tah]

fifty

The number 50.

Example

Ci sono cinquanta persone.

There are fifty people.

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