How to Say ‘It costs me about ten euros’ in Spain Spanish
Me sale por unos diez euros
meh SAH-leh por OO-nohs dyehs EH-oo-rohs
[meh SAH-leh por OO-nohs dyehs EH-oo-rohs]
💬 Usage Tip: Salir "to come out" is an everyday way to say what something ends up costing you. You can ask a driver ¿Cuánto me sale? "How much will it come to?"
Phrase Breakdown
Me sale
meh SAH-leh
It comes to (for me)
'Salir por' is a colloquial way to say what something costs you. Link the two words: 'me-SA-le'.
Me sale barato.
It works out cheap for me.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun meaning something affects or pleases me.
A mí Me hace ilusión verte aquí.
It makes me happy to see you here.
sale
[SAH-leh]
comes to / costs
'Salir por' means to cost around an amount.
La cena sale por veinte euros.
Dinner comes to twenty euros.
por unos diez euros
por OO-nohs dyehs EH-oo-rohs
around ten euros
'Unos' before a number means 'about'. In Spain 'diez' sounds like 'diez' with a 'th' sound, and 'euros' is 'EU-ros'.
Cuesta unos diez euros.
It costs about ten euros.
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
for / by
Often used to introduce the reason for thanks: “Gracias por…” + infinitive (e.g., “compartirlo”).
Gracias Por escucharme cuando hablo de Jesús.
Thank you for listening to me when I talk about Jesus.
unos
[OO-nohs]
about / some
Used before a number to mean approximately.
En unos quince minutos termina el trayecto.
In about fifteen minutes the ride ends.
diez
[dyehs]
Ten
The number equivalent to the product of two times five.
Dame diez minutos para terminar.
Give me ten minutes to finish.
euros
[EH-oo-rohs]
euros
The currency used in Spain and many European countries.
Cuesta dos euros en total.
It costs two euros in total.
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