French Phrase
Ça fait 13,60 $.
Meaning
The sentence states the total amount to be paid: ‘That makes $13.60.’ It is the standard way to quote a price in everyday French, especially in shops, cafés, or when settling a bill.
When to use
Use this phrase when you need to tell someone how much something costs, after they ask for the price, or when you hand over the total amount at a checkout.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Çafait13,60$
Ça (pronoun)
Informal demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'it', used here as the subject of the verb.
fait (faire)
Third‑person singular present of the verb *faire*; in this idiom it means ‘costs’ or ‘amounts to’.
Decimal comma
French writes decimals with a comma, not a period, so 13,60 means thirteen point six zero.
Currency symbol placement
In French the dollar sign follows the number, often with a space: 13,60 $.
🗨In Conversation
Combien ça coûte ?
How much does it cost?
Ça fait 13,60 $.
That makes $13.60.
✕Common Mistakes
C’est 13,60 $.
‘C’est’ means ‘it is’; the idiomatic way to give a price is ‘ça fait.’
Ça fait 13.60 $.
French uses a comma for decimals, not a period.
$13,60 ça fait.
The dollar sign follows the amount in French notation.
↔Alternatives
Le total est de 13,60 $.
The total is $13.60.
Vous devez payer 13,60 $.
You have to pay $13.60.
C’est 13,60 $.
It’s $13.60.
Cultural Tip
In France and most French‑speaking countries the decimal separator is a comma, so you’ll hear ‘treize virgule soixante dollars’ rather than ‘thirteen point six zero dollars.’ In Canada, the dollar sign is placed after the amount (13,60 $) and the spoken form often mirrors the English ‘thirteen dollars and sixty cents.’ Adjust your pronunciation and punctuation accordingly to sound natural in each region.