This is a list of 35 common words for talking about numbers in Portuguese, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.
Numbers in Portuguese: zero, um, dois, três, quatro, cinco, seis. The table below gives all 35 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| zero /zɛɾʊ/ | zero | A conta tem zero euros hoje. The account has zero euros today. |
| um /ũŋ/ | one | Tenho um irmão mais velho. I have one older brother. |
| dois /doɪʃ/ | two | Comprei dois bilhetes para o concerto. I bought two tickets for the concert. |
| três /tɹeʃ/ | three | Há três livros na mesa. There are three books on the table. |
| quatro /kwatɹʊ/ | four | A viagem demora quatro horas de comboio. The train journey takes four hours. |
| cinco /siŋkʊ/ | five | A turma tem cinco alunos novos. The class has five new students. |
| seis /seɪʃ/ | six | O bebé tem seis meses. The baby is six months old. |
| sete /sɛtɨ/ | seven | A reunião começa às sete horas. The meeting starts at seven o'clock. |
| oito /oɪtʊ/ | eight | Chego a casa às oito horas. I get home at eight o'clock. |
| nove /nɔvɨ/ | nine | O autocarro chega às nove horas. The bus arrives at nine o'clock. |
| dez /dɛʃ/ | ten | A biblioteca fecha às dez horas. The library closes at ten o'clock. |
| onze /oŋzɨ/ | eleven | O jogo começa às onze horas. The game starts at eleven o'clock. |
| doze /dozɨ/ | twelve | Almoçamos ao meio-dia, às doze horas. We have lunch at noon, at twelve o'clock. |
| treze /tɹezɨ/ | thirteen | A minha irmã tem treze anos. My sister is thirteen years old. |
| catorze /kɐtoɾəzɨ/ In Brazil: quatorze. | fourteen | O bilhete de cinema custa catorze euros. The cinema ticket costs fourteen euros. |
| quinze /kinzɨ/ | fifteen | A viagem custa quinze euros por pessoa. The trip costs fifteen euros per person. |
| dezasseis /dɨzɐseɪʃ/ In Brazil: dezesseis. | sixteen | A escola fica a dezasseis quilómetros daqui. The school is sixteen kilometers from here. |
| dezassete /dɨzɐsɛtɨ/ In Brazil: dezessete. | seventeen | O meu primo fez dezassete anos ontem. My cousin turned seventeen yesterday. |
| dezoito /dɨzoɪtʊ/ | eighteen | A sala tem dezoito cadeiras azuis. The room has eighteen blue chairs. |
| dezanove /dɨzɐnɔvɨ/ In Brazil: dezenove. | nineteen | A loja vende livros por dezanove euros. The shop sells books for nineteen euros. |
| vinte /viŋtɨ/ | twenty | A caixa pesa vinte quilos. The box weighs twenty kilos. |
| trinta /tɹiŋtɐ/ | thirty | O hotel fica a trinta quilómetros. The hotel is thirty kilometers away. |
| quarenta /kwɐɾeɪŋtɐ/ | forty | A viagem dura quarenta minutos. The journey lasts forty minutes. |
| cinquenta /siŋkweɪŋtɐ/ | fifty | A escola tem cinquenta professores. The school has fifty teachers. |
| sessenta /seseɪŋtɐ/ | sixty | O avô fez sessenta anos. Grandfather turned sixty. |
| setenta /seteɪŋtɐ/ | seventy | A aldeia fica a setenta quilómetros. The village is seventy kilometers away. |
| oitenta /oɪteɪŋtɐ/ | eighty | Oitenta pessoas assistiram ao jogo. Eighty people watched the game. |
| noventa /nuveɪŋtɐ/ | ninety | O prédio tem noventa apartamentos. The building has ninety apartments. |
| cem /seɪŋ/ Use cento for numbers from 101 to 199. | hundred | A biblioteca tem cem livros novos. The library has a hundred new books. |
| mil /mil/ | thousand | A cidade tem mil habitantes. The city has one thousand inhabitants. |
| milhão /miʎɐ̃ʊ̃/ Plural: milhões. | million | A empresa ganhou um milhão de euros. The company earned one million euros. |
| primeiro /pɹimeɪɾʊ/ Feminine: primeira. | first | Moro no primeiro andar do prédio. I live on the first floor of the building. |
| segundo /seɡũŋdʊ/ Feminine: segunda. | second | A segunda pergunta é muito fácil. The second question is very easy. |
| terceiro /teɾəseɪɾʊ/ Feminine: terceira. | third | Ele chegou em terceiro lugar na corrida. He finished in third place in the race. |
| metade /metadɨ/ This feminine noun means one of two equal parts. | half | Comi metade da sanduíche ao almoço. I ate half of the sandwich for lunch. |
The list on this page has 35 words. The first ones are zero (zero), um (one), dois (two). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
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