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At a market stall in France, how do you ask 'How much is it?'

C'est combien ? means how much is it?

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  1. C'est où ?
  2. C'est combien ? ✔
  3. C'est quand ?

Why: Combien means how much. C'est où asks where it is, and c'est quand asks when it is.

Huh, didn't know that: Another common way is 'Combien ça coûte ?', how much does it cost?

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I asked a French cheese seller c'est combien. He said it was a gouda price.
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References

Answer: C'est combien ?. Combien means how much. C'est où asks where it is, and c'est quand asks when it is.

  1. Larousse French-English: combien www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/combien
    c'est combien ?, ça fait combien ? how much is it ?
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. Larousse French-English: coûter www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/co%C3%BBter
    combien ça coûte ? (familier) how much is it ?, how much does it cost ?
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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