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INTRODUCTION
Ciao tutti! Benvenuti su ItalianPod101.com.
Ciao! Hello and welcome back to Italian Survival Phrases brought to you by ItalianPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Italy. You'll be surprised at how far a little Italian will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com, and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.
In Italy, the currency is the EURO. At time of writing, the exchange rate is roughly 0.65 Euros to the US dollar, and 1.54 US dollars to 1 Euro. While it is 1.26 Euros to the British Pound, and 0.80 British Pounds to 1 Euro. The currency includes 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 Euro bills and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents, and 1 and 2 Euro coins. There are a hundred cents in 1 Euro.
GRAMMAR POINT
Let’s try to say prices in Italian. Let's start with EUR 28,52.
The easy but long way is Ventotto euro e cinquantadue centesimi. This is really straightforward. First, we say the number of Euros, then euro, then e, number of cents and finally Centesimi. As you can deduce, Centesimo is the Italian word for “cent,” and Centesimi is it’s plural.
The short way is Ventotto e cinquantadue. In this case, it might not be immediately clear which number is Euros and which is cents but remember that the two numbers are separated by the conjunction e, which means “and”. So, before the e you have always the Euros; and after the e, you have the cents. The e is equivalent to “and” in English. So, Ventotto e cinquantadue is the equivalent of saying “twenty-eight and fifty-two”.
Let us have one more example: EUR 4,99, Quattro e novantanove, or the long version Quattro euro e novanta nove centesimi

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer. So, buona fortuna, which means “good luck” in Italian.
EUR 28,52 - ventotto euro e cinquantadue centesimi
ventotto euro e cinquantadue centesimi
ventotto euro e cinquantadue centesimi
EUR 28,52 - ventotto e cinquantadue
ventotto e cinquantadue
ventotto e cinquantadue
EUR 4,99 - quattro euro e novanta nove centesimi
quattro euro e novanta nove centesimi
quattro euro e novanta nove centesimi
EUR 4,99 - quattro e novantanove
quattro e novantanove
quattro e novantanove
That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Ciao ciao!

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