Numbers

Note: Spanish speakers need to practice pronunciation of Portuguese numbers to be understood, even though they are quite similar in written form. Give particular attention to dropped syllables in numbers 7,9,10, and those ending in e for Luso and te for Brazil.

1
um/uma (oong / OO-mah)

2
dois/duas (doysh / DOO-ash)

3
três (treysh)

4
quatro (KWAT-roh)

5
cinco (SING-koo)

6
seis/meia (seysh/may-ah) Use meia in a numerical series (e.g. phone numbers, postal codes, etc.) to prevent confusion with "três". "Meia" is short for "meia-dúzia" (half-a-dozen).

7
sete (set (Port.)'/ setch (Brazil)')

8
oito (OY-too)

9
nove (nov (Port.)/ NOH-vee (Brazil))

10
dez (dezh)

11
onze (ongz (Port.) / ONG-zay (Brazil) )

12
doze (doz (Port.)/ DOH-zay (Brazil) )

13
treze (trez (Port.) / TRE-zay (Brazil))

14
catorze (kah-TORZ (Port.)/ kah-TOH-zay (Brazil))

15
quinze (keengz (Port.)/ KEENG-zee (Brazil))

16
dezasseis (Port.) (deh-zah-SEYSH)
dezesseis (Brazil)(deh-zay-SEYSH)

17
dezassete (Port.)(deh-zah-SET )
dezessete (Brazil) (deh-zay-SET-chay )

18
dezoito (dezh-OY-too)

19
dezanove (Port.) (deh-zah-NOV )
dezenove (Brazil) (day-zay-NOH-vay)

20
vinte (veengt (Port.)/ VEEN-chee (Brazil))

21
vinte-um/uma (veengt (Port.)/ VEEN-chee (Brazil) oong/OO-mah)

22
vinte-dois/duas (veengt (Port.)/ VEEN-chee (Brazil) doysh/DOO-ash)

23
vinte-três (veengt (Port.)/ VEEN-chee (Brazil) trezh)

30
trinta (TREEN-tah)

40
quarenta (kwah-REN-tah)

50
cinquenta (Port.) (sing-KWEN-tah)
cinqüenta (Brazil) (sing-KWEN-tah)

60
sessenta (seh-SEN-tah)

70
setenta (seh-TEN-tah)

80
oitenta (oy-TEN-tah)

90
noventa (no-VEN-tah)

100
cem (seng)

200
duzentos/as

300
trezentos/as

500
quinhentos/as (keen-YENG-toosh)

1000
mil (meel)

2000
dois mil (doysh meel)

1,000,000
milhão (meel-YOWNG)

number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
número _____ (NU-may-ro)

half
metade (me-TAHD (Port.)/ me-TAHD-day (Brazil)/ me-TAHD-jay (Rio))

less
menos (MEH-noosh)

more
mais (mighsh)

_________

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