Unit 17 · On the phoneA2Lesson 3 of 5: Big numbers
Numbers from 100 to 1000 in European Portuguese
This is lesson 3 of 5 in Unit 17, On the phone (Ao telefone), an A2 unit in which you answer the phone the Portuguese way, leave messages, say big numbers, dates and years, spell your email and change an appointment. It teaches 8 words and phrases, including cento (hundred (101–199)), duzentos (two hundred) and trezentos (three hundred), and uses them in 10 example sentences. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Numbers from 100 to 1000” and “Dates and years”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
cento | hundred (101–199)Cem is exactly 100. From 101 it becomes cento e…: cento e um, cento e vinte. |
duzentosalso duzentas | two hundredWith feminine nouns: duzentas pessoas. |
trezentosalso trezentas | three hundred |
quatrocentosalso quatrocentas | four hundred |
quinhentosalso quinhentas | five hundredWatch the spelling. Then come seiscentos, setecentos and oitocentos. |
mil | a thousandNo um in front: mil euros. It never changes: dois mil. |
a pessoaalso as pessoas | personAlways feminine, even for a man: uma pessoa simpática. As pessoas = people. |
o número de telemóvel | mobile numberPortuguese mobile numbers have nine digits and start with 9. |
Example sentences
- O casaco custa cento e vinte euros.The coat costs a hundred and twenty euros.From 101, cem becomes cento: cento e vinte.
- Há duzentas pessoas na festa.There are two hundred people at the party.Duzentas is feminine because pessoas is feminine.
- O voo para a Madeira custa duzentos euros.The flight to Madeira costs two hundred euros.Duzentos is masculine because euros is masculine.
- Qual é o teu número de telemóvel?What's your mobile number?
- Liga para o cento e doze!Call 112!The emergency number in Portugal is 112: o cento e doze or o um um dois.
- Este telemóvel custa trezentos euros.This phone costs three hundred euros.
- Esta igreja tem quatrocentos anos.This church is four hundred years old.Age uses ter: tem quatrocentos anos = it is four hundred years old.
- A renda é mil euros por mês.The rent is a thousand euros a month.Mil = a thousand, with no um in front.
- Quinhentas pessoas trabalham nesta empresa.Five hundred people work in this company.Quinhentas is feminine, to agree with pessoas.
- São cento e dez euros, se faz favor.That's a hundred and ten euros, please.Prices take são (plural): São cento e dez euros.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 17: On the phone: