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Money and Paying
Germany, Austria, Luxemburg, Belgium and Südtirol – in other words: all German 
speaking regions except Switzerland and Liechtenstein– have given up their former 
currencies and adopted the Euro as of 1999. One 
Euro
is worth 100 
Cents
. Because 
they are not members of the European Union, Switzerland and Liechtenstein have 
kept the Swiss Francs (
Franken
= 100 
Rappen
).
One Euro Coin
'Euro' normally does not change in the plural in German, so you would still say "Ich habe 500 Euro." 
Nevertheless, there is an exception: Euro 
coins
. If you say "Ich habe vier Euros.", you actually are 
saying that you have four 1-Euro coins. Because the backsides of euro coins look different in each 
country, many people in Europe have started collecting foreign euro coins. In this case you can say "Ich 
habe irische Euros." (I have Irish euro coins.) for example.
There is not yet a rule whether or not the word 
"Cent"
has a different plural form. The majority of 
Germans are using the word 
"Cent"
as a plural form, but when they don't it is simply 
"Cents"
.
In German "euro" is pronounced [‘oi-ro], not [you-ro]. For "Cent" there are two pronunciations: you 
can either pronounce it as in English or you say "tzent". The latter version seams to be preferred by 
older people.
When at a restaurant, you will want to pay at the end. You can use this vocabulary to help you.
to pay - 
zahlen
the bill - 
die Rechnung
the waiter - 
der Ober
"How much is that?" - 
"Was macht das?"
("What does that make?")
To ask for the bill you can say, "Bitte zahlen!", or make it a complete sentence: "Ich möchte zahlen!", 
or "Wir möchten/wollen zahlen!". You can also say, "(Herr Ober), die Rechnung bitte!"
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