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PhrasesAt the BarQuant'è per tutto?
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Quant'è per tutto?

How much is it for everything?

Pronunciation

QUAN-t'è — contraction of 'quanto è'. The apostrophe elides the 'o'.

When to use it

At the end of a bar session when settling the tab — asking for the total of all drinks consumed.

What it means

'Quant'è per tutto' = how much is it for everything. A very natural, casual way to ask for the total bill at a bar. In Italian bars you often pay at the end rather than per round.

Variations

Quanto viene con tutti i drink?

How much does it come to with all the drinks?

'Viene' (comes to) is the spoken alternative to 'è' for prices

Facciamo il totale.

Let's do the total.

Proactive — you are ready to pay and want to calculate the bill

Pago io per tutti.

I'll pay for everyone.

Treating the group — a generous Italian gesture

Mini Dialogue

— Quant'è per tutto? — Tre Spritz e due birre — €26 in tutto. — Ecco trenta — tenga il resto. — Grazie! Torna presto.

— How much is it for everything? — Three Spritzes and two beers — €26 in total. — Here's thirty — keep the change. — Thank you! Come back soon.

Cultural Note

Paying in rounds ('a turno') is less common in Italy than in Britain or Ireland. Italians at bars typically order when they want, and at the end one person pays the full amount for the group ('paga uno solo'). The expectation is that next time someone else pays — a system built on social trust.