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How do you ask the price in a French shop?

Ask Combien ça coûte ?

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  1. Quand ça coûte ?
  2. Combien de temps ?
  3. Combien ça coûte ? ✔

Why: Combien means how much, and coûter means to cost. Quand means when, and combien de temps asks how long.

Huh, didn't know that: Coûter cher means to cost a lot.

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I asked the baker combien ça coûte. He said bread prices are on a roll.
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Answer: Combien ça coûte ?. Combien means how much, and coûter means to cost. Quand means when, and combien de temps asks how long.

  1. Le Robert, coûter dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/couter
    Combien cela coûte-t-il ? Combien ça coûte ? Coûter cher.
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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