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Discover the French sentence "C'est combien"

You are going to learn all the things you need to know about the basic French phrase "C'est combien ?". This include a full explanation of what it is and how you can use it in a normal conversation with an audio example. Along with the cool informations we sprinkled like slow pronunciation audio, synonyms, dialogue example and more!


Translation in English

  • Translation : How much is it?

  • Register : Neutral - Basic

Pronunciation example

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  • IPA : / sɛ kɔ̃bjɛ̃ ? /

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C'est combien ? meaning

Definition

"C'est combien ?" is a common way to say "How much is it?" in French

It's composed of:

*In French, we have only one word for "how much" and "how many". So when talking about money, "combien" naturally has the meaning of "how much".

How to use it

There are three different ways to ask "How much does it cost?" in French, your choice will depend on the context (formal, neutral or informal).

Synonyms / Related

Example in a dialogue

Dialogue

C'est combien ?

How much is it?

Mille euros

One thousand euros

Wow ! Ça coûte la peau des fesses !

Wow! It costs the skin of the butt!

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