Lesson 13 of 18 · Café & Bar
Recognise Spoken Prices and Confirm Quantities
State and recognise spoken prices in whole euros (€1 to €6) for orders of up to two drinks on the fictional Caffè Aurora menu, state the total price (*in totale*), and confirm the order with a neutral acknowledgment (*Va bene, grazie.*).
Learn these expressions
Quanto costa un caffè?
How much does a coffee cost?
Asking the unit price of an item.
Un caffè costa un euro.
A coffee costs one euro.
Stating a unit price.
Un cappuccino costa tre euro.
A cappuccino costs three euros.
Stating a unit price.
In totale sono quattro euro.
In total it is four euros.
Stating an order total.
In totale: cinque euro.
In total: five euros.
Shortened counter total formula.
Va bene, grazie.
Okay, thank you.
Neutral staff acknowledgment.
New words
- euro
- euro (masculine currency noun; invariable in the plural: un euro, due euro, tre euro, quattro euro, cinque euro, sei euro)
- quanto costa?
- how much does it cost? (quanto = how much + 3rd person singular verb costa)
- costa
- costs / it costs (present tense 3rd person singular of costare)
- in totale
- in total / altogether
- sono...
- they are / it comes to... (3rd person plural of essere, used with plural sums: sono quattro euro)
- tre
- three (3)
- quattro
- four (4)
- cinque
- five (5)
- sei
- six (6)
- perfetto
- perfect / great
- costano
- cost (plural form used in the changed task)
You may hear
- Quant'è? = How much is it?
- Quanto pago? = How much do I pay?
- Quanto viene in totale? = How much does it come to in total?
Grammar tipsShow
Invariable Currency (Euro):
In Italian, the noun euro does not take an -s or change its ending in the plural:
un euro (1 euro)
due euro (2 euros)
tre euro (3 euros)
quattro euro (4 euros)
cinque euro (5 euros)
sei euro (6 euros)
Asking and Stating Prices (Quanto costa? / Costa...):
To ask the price of a single drink, say Quanto costa...?:
Quanto costa un tè? (How much does a tea cost?)
To answer, use costa:
Un tè costa due euro. (A tea costs two euros.)
Stating the Total Sum (In totale sono...):
When stating the sum for two drinks, say In totale sono [numero] euro (In total it is [number] euros) or simply In totale: [numero] euro.
Listen to the conversation
Listen once without reading. Then step through the lines below, one turn at a time.
Listening practice
Listen, pick an answer, then reveal the spoken words to check. Practice only, not an exam.
Question 1
How much does a cappuccino cost according to Sam?
Question 2
What order and total price does Sam state?