ASKING FOR PRICES

NUMBERS AND AMOUNTS

EXPLANATION
Remember that in English, we divide prices at the decimal point. For example: $4.59 four dollars (and) fifty-nine cents (long way) four / fifty nine (short way)

EXPLANATION
Americans often say large numbers in "phrases" of two digits.
For example: two hundred sixty-seven (long way) two / sixty seven (short way) four thousand three hundred eighty-one forty-three / eighty-one

ASKING FOR PRICES

To ask for a price you must use:

How much

Do / Does

Noun

Verb: Cost

ASKING FOR PRICES

Examples: How much does the book cost? How much does it cost?

How much do the trainers cost? How much do they cost?

ASKING FOR PRICES

You must also ask for a price using: How much is this car?

How much are these glasses?

GIVING PRICES
To give a price you can use: How much does the shirt cost? It costs four dollars and fifty-nine cents. How much is this shirt? It is four dollars and fifty-nine cents.

GIVING PRICES
To give a price you can use: How much do the shoes cost? They cost fifty dollars and forty-six cents. How much are these shoes? They are fifty dollars and forty-six cents.

A CONVERSATION
A man asking for the price of some razors.