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Je me suis trompé de 5 euros.
I am short of 5 euros.

In French we say 'je me suis trompé'. It means I have made a mistake.
How do I say that I am short of 5 euros?
You opened the wallet to buy something and found out that you are short of 5 euros.

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Hello Crack,

It means that your calculation is wrong. You were supposed to pay 25 euros, but you gave 20 or 30 euros.
Frank

How do I say I am short of money or I am short of 10 dollars?

By the way today I've met a Congolese man in the gym and practiced the words you taught me yesterday.

I mean the words J'ai envie de faire qch.

Their pronunciation of French is a far cry from a native Frenchmen.
Il me manque 10 dollars.

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