How to talk about prices in English – Basic Vocabulary

Let’s go shopping and talk about money! You don’t need to say something costs “five dollars and ninety-eight cents”! We shorten everything. This basic English vocabulary lesson will teach you how to understand prices, and say them like a native speaker!

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What you normally say if someone asked you how much you paid for something?

"Six dollars and seventy-five cents.""Six seventy-five.""I paid the money six dollars and seventy-five."

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How should you say this price?
$10.95

"ten and ninety-five""ten ninety-five""ten point ninety-five"

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How should you ask what the price of something is?

"How much?""How much this is?""How much is this?""What is the dollars for this?""How much is the price for this?"

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How should you say $8.50?

"eight fifty""eight and a half""eight point five""eighty five"

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Ronnie LOVES shopping.

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Which response is correct?
ADAM: "Ronnie, how much did you pay for that red marker?"

RONNIE: "It was three dollars and fifty cents."RONNIE: "I paid the price three dollars and fifty cents."RONNIE: "It was three fifty."RONNIE: "It was three dollars fifty."

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