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How to Say ‘I have two boys, aged three and six.’ in Portuguese

Tenho dois rapazes, de três e seis anos.

TEN-yoo doi-ees rah-PAH-zesh duh TRAYS ee SAYS AH-noosh

[TEN-yoo doi-ees rah-PAH-zesh duh TRAYS ee SAYS AH-noosh]

💬 Usage Tip: de + an age describes someone: um rapaz de seis anos "a six-year-old boy". Ages can be listed together with just one anos at the end.

Phrase Breakdown

Tenho dois rapazes,

TEN-yoo doi-ees rah-PAH-zesh

I have two boys,

'Tenho' means 'I have'. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Tenho dois rapazes pequenos.

I have two little boys.

Words in this phrase

Tenho

[TEN-yoo]

I have

First person form of ter meaning I have.

Example

Tenho uma mala para despachar.

I have one suitcase to check in.

dois

[doi-ees]

Two

The number 2; used to denote the second item in a sequence.

Example

O Dois é o primeiro número par.

Two is the first even number.

rapazes

[rah-PAH-zesh]

boys

Plural of 'rapaz', the usual word in Portugal for a boy or young man.

Example

Os rapazes jogam futebol.

The boys play football.

de três e seis anos.

duh TRAYS ee SAYS AH-noosh

aged three and six.

'De' + age describes how old someone is. 'de' is very short, like 'duh'. Link 'três e' as 'tray-zee'.

Example

Uma menina de dez anos.

A ten-year-old girl.

Words in this phrase

de

[duh]

of

A very common preposition used to connect words, like "of" in English.

Example

A frase «cartão de embarque» usa de para ligar as palavras.

The phrase "boarding pass" uses de to connect the words.

três

[TRAYS]

Three

The number equivalent to the sum of two and one.

Example

Três amigos vieram ontem.

Three friends came yesterday.

e

[ee]

and

Connects this request to the previous one.

Example

E depois siga para a porta 12.

And then go to gate 12.

seis

[SAYS]

Six

The number equivalent to five plus one.

Example

Seis maçãs estavam na cesta.

Six apples were in the basket.

anos

[AH-noosh]

years

Plural of ano; in fazer anos, it is part of the expression for having a birthday.

Example

A minha avó faz anos em julho.

My grandmother has her birthday in July.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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