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How to Say ‘The meal costs four euros’ in Italian

Il pasto costa quattro euro

eel PAHS-toh KOH-stah KWAHT-troh EH-oo-roh

[eel PAHS-toh KOH-stah KWAHT-troh EH-oo-roh]

💬 Usage Tip: Euro never changes in the plural: un euro, quattro euro. Costa becomes costano when more than one thing costs: i pasti costano "the meals cost".

Phrase Breakdown

Il pasto costa

eel PAHS-toh KOH-stah

The meal costs

'Il pasto' means 'the meal'. 'Costa' means 'costs'. Both nouns and verb are stressed on the first syllable: PAS-to, COS-ta.

Example

Il pasto costa poco.

The meal costs little.

Words in this phrase

[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.

pasto

[PAHS-toh]

meal

A serving of food such as lunch or dinner.

Example

Il pasto è pronto.

The meal is ready.

costa

[KOH-stah]

it costs

Form of the verb 'costare' (to cost), for he/she/it.

Example

Il gelato costa due euro.

The ice cream costs two euros.

quattro euro

KWAHT-troh EH-oo-roh

four euros

'Quattro' (four) has a double 't': QUAT-tro. 'Euro' does not change in the plural and is pronounced EH-oo-ro.

Example

Sono quattro euro.

It's four euros.

Words in this phrase

quattro

[KWAHT-troh]

four

The number 4; it never changes form.

Example

Abbiamo quattro sedie.

We have four chairs.

euro

[EH-oo-roh]

euros

The currency of Italy; it does not change in the plural.

Example

Costa dieci euro.

It costs ten euros.

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