English Portuguese Numbers:
The Portuguese Language that Counts!
Welcome to English Portuguese Numbers. Here you will find ideas to learn the numbers in Portuguese the easiest way.
“How old are you?” “Say thirty-thee.” “How much is the discount?” “How many siblings do you have?” “Let's count from 1 to 10...”
Numbers are everywhere. From your telephone number to your address, from you shoe size to your date of birth.
If I wrote them here in a straight list it would be easier for a quick consult, but it would be a quite boring list, wouldn’t it?
So, I prefer to give you an example for each number. Take your time and learn them in an easy and relaxed manner – one by one.
1. Ela vai fazer um aninho amanhã.
She will be one year old tomorrow.
2. Eu passei dois anos na Noruega.
I spent two years in Norway.
3. Já são três horas!
It’s already three o’clock.
4. A maioria dos animais têm quatro patas.
Most animals have four legs.
5. Eu trabalho cinco dias por semana.
I work five days a week.
6. Meia-dúzia significa seis.
Half a dozen means six units.
7. Dizem que os gatos têm sete vidas.
People say that cats have seven lives.
8. Eu tinha só oito anos quando me apaixonei pela primeira
vez.
I was only eight years old when I fell in love for the first
time.
9. Nove vezes em cada dez, o cliente tem razão.
Nine times out of ten, clients are right.
10. Este livro está na lista dos Dez Mais por três semanas.
This book has been in the Top Ten for three weeks.
Keep an Eye...
On the phone, Brazilian speakers will usually say ‘meia dúzia’ instead of ‘seis’, as it could be misunderstood by ‘três’.
Vocabulary Buiding Tips
Practice saying the numbers out loud – forwards and backwards – while performing any repetitive activity
Read the examples above and practice also the numbers from 11 to 100 by playing a memory game with them. On the next page, you will find out how...
English Portuguese Numbers - 101 to 1000
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