Ask the price
Use with one item: With several items use : is another common question. The subject determines the verb, just as with .
Euros and cents
German writes a decimal comma: 3,20 € means three euros and twenty cents. You can say or . Amounts normally use and without a plural ending: , . One euro is ; as a masculine direct object it is .
| Price | Say |
|---|---|
| 1,40 € | |
| 3,20 € | |
| 0,90 € | |
| 5,00 € |
Check the total
means altogether. gives a total. To check two items, ask You can name an item again when you are unsure:
Der Tee kostet einen Euro vierzig.The tea costs one euro forty.
Zwei Eier kosten zwei Euro sechzig.Two eggs cost two euros sixty.
Das macht fünf Euro.That comes to five euros.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful forms
Tap the verb forms that give a price.
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A tea costs one euro forty.
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Two eggs cost two euros sixty.
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Breakfast costs five euros.
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Coffee and cake cost six euros seventy altogether.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
One item or several?
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ein Kaffee drei Euro zwanzig.
A coffee costs three euros twenty.
Zwei Eier zwei Euro sechzig.
Two eggs cost two euros sixty.
Wie viel das Wasser?
How much does the water cost?
Wie viel die Brötchen?
How much do the rolls cost?
Der Tee kostet Euro vierzig.
The tea costs one euro forty.
Das macht fünf .
That comes to five euros.
Listen to the amount
Choose the right word for the gap.
3,20 € heißt drei Euro .
3,20 € is three euros twenty.
1,40 € heißt ein Euro .
1,40 € is one euro forty.
0,90 € heißt Cent.
0,90 € is ninety cents.
Tee und Brötchen kosten zusammen zwei Euro .
Tea and a roll cost two euros sixty altogether.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the conversation
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ein Tee einen Euro vierzig. Zwei Eier zwei Euro sechzig.
A tea costs one euro forty. Two eggs cost two euros sixty.
Wie kostet der Kaffee? Drei Euro .
How much does the coffee cost? Three euros twenty.
Der Tee kostet Euro vierzig. Das Frühstück kostet Euro.
The tea costs one euro forty. Breakfast costs five euros.
Kaffee und Kuchen zusammen sechs Euro .
Coffee and cake cost six euros seventy altogether.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Put the message together
Put the words in order.
How much does breakfast cost?
The eggs cost two euros sixty.
How much does the water cost?
That comes to five euros.
Practice 5/5 · In situations
Respond to the situation
Choose the right words for the situation.
Greta brings breakfast. You want to know the total before you pay.
You say:
The question asks for a price rather than a number of eggs.
Greta brings breakfast. You want to know the total before you pay.
You say:
The question asks for a price rather than a number of eggs.
You understand the coffee price, but did not hear the water price.
You say:
Naming the missing item makes your question precise.
You understand the coffee price, but did not hear the water price.
You say:
Naming the missing item makes your question precise.
Unit complete
