Do you have enough money in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, French

Spanish

1. Word Overview

• Native phrase: ¿Tienes suficiente dinero?
• English translation: Do you have enough money?
• Part of speech: Verb phrase + noun
• IPA pronunciation: /ˈtjɛnɛs su.fi’sjɛn.te diˈnɛɾo/

2. Example Sentence

• Spanish: ¿Tienes suficiente dinero para comprar la medicina?
• English: Do you have enough money to buy the medicine?
• Usage tip: The verb tienes (you have) and adjective suficiente agree grammatically: the adjective remains singular and unchanged for gender.

3. Mini Grammar/Culture Note

Spanish places the adjective suficiente before the noun. In more formal contexts (usted), you’d ask: ¿Tiene usted suficiente dinero?

4. Daily Practice Challenge

Speaking prompt: Ask a friend in Spanish, “¿Tienes suficiente dinero?” and pause for their response.

Italian

1. Word Overview

• Native phrase: Hai abbastanza soldi?
• English translation: Do you have enough money?
• Part of speech: Verb phrase + adjective + noun
• IPA pronunciation: /ai abːatsaˈt͡sa ˈsol.di/

2. Example Sentence

• Italian: Hai abbastanza soldi per il biglietto del treno?
• English: Do you have enough money for the train ticket?
• Usage tip: Abbastanza is an adverb that does not change form based on noun gender or number.

3. Mini Grammar/Culture Note

Italian does not require an auxiliary verb here—hai combines with abbastanza directly. In more polite speech, “tu” is acceptable in casual contexts.

4. Daily Practice Challenge

Writing prompt: Write a short question: “Hai abbastanza soldi per X?” where X is an item you want to buy.

Portuguese

1. Word Overview

• Native phrase: Você tem dinheiro suficiente?
• English translation: Do you have enough money?
• Part of speech: Verb phrase + noun + adjective
• IPA pronunciation: /voˈse tẽj dʒiˈɲejɾu su.fiˈsjẽtʃi/

2. Example Sentence

• Portuguese: Você tem dinheiro suficiente para pagar a conta?
• English: Do you have enough money to pay the bill?
• Usage tip: Você is the informal “you” used widely in Brazil; in Portugal, tu tens dinheiro suficiente? is more informal.

3. Mini Grammar/Culture Note

In Brazilian Portuguese, you might place suficiente before or after dinheiro without changing meaning. Both orderings are correct.

4. Daily Practice Challenge

Listening activity: Repeat “Você tem dinheiro suficiente?” three times, concentrating on pronouncing the nasal vowels.

German

1. Word Overview

• Native phrase: Hast du genug Geld?
• English translation: Do you have enough money?
• Part of speech: Verb phrase + adverb + noun
• IPA pronunciation: /hast du ɡəˈnʊk ɡɛlt/

2. Example Sentence

• German: Hast du genug Geld für die Eintrittskarte?
• English: Do you have enough money for the admission ticket?
• Usage tip: Genug (enough) follows the verb and stays unchanged.

3. Mini Grammar/Culture Note

German word order puts the verb (hast) in second position, followed by the subject and then the adverbial genug. This sentence stays natural and direct.

4. Daily Practice Challenge

Speaking prompt: Practice saying “Hast du genug Geld?” with correct pronunciation and sentence stress.

French

1. Word Overview

• Native phrase: As-tu assez d’argent ?
• English translation: Do you have enough money?
• Part of speech: Verb phrase + adverb + partitive noun
• IPA pronunciation: /a ty aˈsɛ daʁʒɑ̃/

2. Example Sentence

• French: As-tu assez d’argent pour le train ?
• English: Do you have enough money for the train?
• Usage tip: As-tu… ? is the inversion form of the question, common in written and formal spoken French.

3. Mini Grammar/Culture Note

Note how d’argent uses partitive de + argent because it’s an unspecified amount. Informally, spoken French might drop inversion: Tu as assez d’argent?

4. Daily Practice Challenge

Writing prompt: Draft a message: “As-tu assez d’argent pour X ?” where X is a real item or event.

5. Multilingual Bonus Comparison

Final Practice Challenge

Choose two languages and:

• Speak: Ask a friend, “Do you have enough money?” in each language.
• Write: Compose two variations of the question—one informal, one more polite or formal.

Practice daily to feel natural asking key practical questions across languages!