Word
Il caffè costa un euro e venti centesimi.
Meaning
The coffee costs one euro and twenty cents.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Il caffè costa un euro e venti centesimi.
un
a / an (masculine)
e
and
l'euro
the euro (m)
venti
twenty
Questions & Answers about Il caffè costa un euro e venti centesimi.
Why does caffè have an accent mark on the last letter?
If the coffee cost two euros, would I say due euri?
No, you would say due euro. Even though most masculine nouns ending in -o change to -i in the plural, the word euro is an exception. It stays exactly the same whether it is singular or plural.
Can I drop the word centesimi in everyday conversation?
What is the singular form of centesimi?
The singular is centesimo (one cent). It is closely related to the word cento (one hundred), literally meaning a hundredth of an euro.