Expensive - Teuer (The 950th Most Common German Word)

The translation for Expensive in German is Teuer. This word often comes up when talking about shops & services. It can be used as adjective. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 950th most common word in German. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: expensive

German: teuer

Examples


It's not what is beautiful that is expensive, but what is expensive that is beautiful.	Nicht was schön ist, ist teuer, sondern was teuer ist, ist schön.
The house is too big for us, and what is more, it is too expensive.	Das Haus ist zu groß für uns, und außerdem ist es zu teuer.
Meat is expensive nowadays.	Heutzutage ist Fleisch teuer.
That bag looks expensive.	Die Tasche schaut teuer aus.
Justice is expensive.	Gerechtigkeit ist teuer.
The wooden chair is expensive.	Der Holzstuhl ist teuer.
That's too expensive	Zu teuer
This is not expensive.	Das ist nicht teuer.

The problem is in that it's too expensive.	Das Problem besteht darin, dass es zu teuer ist.
Gasoline became so expensive that we had to let our car go.	Benzin wurde so teuer, dass wir unser Auto stehen lassen mussten.
These jewels are expensive.	Diese Juwelen sind teuer.
These boots are expensive.	Diese Stiefel sind teuer.
It's too expensive.	Das ist zu teuer
Beef is expensive nowadays.	Rindfleisch ist heutzutage teuer.
A piano is expensive.	Ein Klavier ist teuer.
It's expensive though.	Ist aber teuer.
It isn't expensive.	Es ist nicht teuer.
That is too expensive.	Das ist zu teuer.
This expedition will be expensive.	Diese Expedition wird teuer werden.
This dictionary is expensive.	Dieses Wörterbuch ist teuer.
This watch is expensive.	Diese Uhr ist teuer.