Lesson 19 / 24

Shopping and money

Ask a price, buy something, and count money with the accusative.

Kiom kostas tio? — How much does that cost? It costs five euros is Ĝi kostas kvin eŭrojn — accusative on the amount. I want that one is Mi volas tiun. Please give me… is Bonvolu doni al mi… Cheap and expensive are malmultekosta and multekosta (or malcara / cara). Pay is pagi. Change (money back) is resto or revenmono.

Two euros for bread

Read the story. Click a word to see what it means.

vendejo Lina demandas: “Kiom kostas pano?”

In the shop Lina asks: “How much does the bread cost?”

respondas: “Du . kostas kvin.”

The seller answers: “Two euros. The cheese costs five.”

volas tiun panon tiun . pagas per .

She wants that bread and that cheese. She pays by card.

“Jen via . Ĝis revido!” , .

“Here is your change. Goodbye!” The bag is heavy, but she is pleased.

Read this aloud

Kiom kostas la pano? How much does the bread cost?
Du eŭrojn. Ĉu vi volas ankaŭ lakton? Two euros. Do you also want milk?
Jes. Mi pagas per karto. Yes. I pay by card.
Jen la resto. Dankon kaj ĝis revido. Here is the change. Thank you and goodbye.

The price takes -n

kosti takes an amount as object: kostas dek dolarojn. So does pezi (to weigh): pezas unu kilogramon. Think of the number as answering “how much of what.”

Words in this lesson

kosti to cost

prezo price

eŭro euro

pagi to pay

karto card

multekosta expensive

malmultekosta cheap

vendi to sell

vendisto seller

fromaĝo cheese

sako bag

peza heavy

kontenta pleased / content

resto change (money left)

Practice

Write the Esperanto sentence. Enter checks your answer.

How much does that cost?

Kiom + kosti.

It costs three euros.

Amount takes -n.

I want that bread.

tiun + object -n.

I pay by card.

per = by means of.

The milk costs one euro.

unu eŭron.

I want that cheese.

tiun + -n.

Build the word

Type the Esperanto word.

to cost

Takes -n on the amount.

to pay

pagi per karto.

expensive

mult- + kost- + -a.

cheap

mal- + multekosta.

Complete the sentences

Fill the missing piece.

Ĝi kostas tri eŭro____.

Plural object: eŭrojn.

Mi volas tiun pan____.

Object -on.

Mi pagas ____ karto.

per = by means of.

____ kostas tio?

How much.