To ask a price, say How much is ...? is the 3rd person of , to cost, and the 3rd person is the same in the singular and the plural, so it works for one thing or many: How much is a coffee? How much are the eggs?
The numbers you need for prices
| Number | Word | Number | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 20 | ||
| 12 | 30 | ||
| 13 | 40 | ||
| 14 | 50 | ||
| 15 | 21 |
Bigger numbers are built like in English: 35 is , 42 is .
The noun after a number depends on the last word of the number.
One euro, two euros, ten euros
| Noun | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Ends in 1 (21, 31, 41...): singular | ||
| · | · | one euro · 21 cents |
| one euro · 21 cents | ||
| Ends in 2 to 9 (22, 35...): plural | ||
| · | · | two euros · 35 cents |
| two euros · 35 cents | ||
| 10 to 20, 30, 40, 50: genitive plural | ||
| · | · | ten euros · 50 cents |
| ten euros · 50 cents | ||
11 to 19 all end in -lika, so they go with : , eleven euros.
Feminine nouns follow the same pattern, with the feminine number: , one roll · , two rolls · , ten rolls.
Kiek kainuoja kava?How much is a coffee?
Kiek kainuoja kava?How much is a coffee?
Kava – du eurai trisdešimt centų.Coffee is two euros thirty.
Arbata – vienas euras keturiasdešimt.Tea is one euro forty.
Kava ir bandelė – trys penkiasdešimt.Coffee and a roll: three fifty.
Štai dešimt eurų.Here's ten euros.
Štai dešimt eurų.Here's ten euros.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap euras, eurai or eurų, and centas, centai or centų.
– .
Coffee is two euros thirty.
– .
Tea is one euro forty.
.
Here's ten euros.
.
Here's ten euros.
– .
Water is fifty cents.
– .
Milk is one euro twenty-one.
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A roll is thirty-five cents.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
euras, eurai or eurų?
Choose the right word for the gap.
Pyragas – trys penkiasdešimt.
Cake is three fifty.
Bandelė – vienas dvidešimt.
A roll is one twenty.
Iš viso dešimt .
Ten euros altogether.
Du pyragai – septyni .
Two cakes: seven euros.
Iš viso dvidešimt vienas .
Twenty-one euros altogether.
Penkiolika , prašau.
Fifteen euros, please.
Vanduo – penkiasdešimt .
Water is fifty cents.
Bandelė – trisdešimt penki .
A roll is thirty-five cents.
Pienas – vienas euras dvidešimt vienas .
Milk is one euro twenty-one.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
At table three
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
kainuoja kava?
How much is a coffee?
kainuoja kava?
How much is a coffee?
Kava – du trisdešimt.
Coffee is two thirty.
Arbata ir bandelė – du eurai šešiasdešimt .
Tea and a roll: two euros sixty.
Štai dešimt . Viso gero!
Here's ten euros. Goodbye!
Practice 4/6 · Matching
Prices
Match the pairs.
Practice 5/6 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
How much is a coffee?
How much is a coffee?
Two euros sixty altogether.
Can I have the bill?
Can I have the bill?
Here's ten euros.
Here's ten euros.
I'd like to order, please.
I'd like to order, please.
A roll is thirty-five cents.
Practice 6/6 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
You want to know the price of a roll.
You say:
You want to know the price of a roll.
You say:
Rūta says your coffee is two thirty. Check it: two euros thirty?
You say:
du ends in 2, so the plural: eurai.
Rūta says your coffee is two thirty. Check it: two euros thirty?
You say:
du ends in 2, so the plural: eurai.
You give Rūta a ten-euro note.
You say:
After dešimt comes eurų.
You give Rūta a ten-euro note.
You say:
After dešimt comes eurų.
Rūta says a roll is thirty-five cents. Check it: thirty-five cents?
You say:
The number ends in penki, so the plural: centai.
Rūta says a roll is thirty-five cents. Check it: thirty-five cents?
You say:
The number ends in penki, so the plural: centai.
Unit complete
