How to Say ‘He is ten years old.’ in Portuguese
Ele tem dez anos.
eh-leh TEHNG dehz AH-noosh
[eh-leh TEHNG dehz AH-noosh]
Phrase Breakdown
Ele tem
eh-leh TEHNG
He has
'Ele' is 'EH-luh'. 'Tem' is nasal: 'tayng'.
Ele tem um carro.
He has a car.
Words in this phrase
Ele
[eh-leh]
He
Third-person singular pronoun for a male.
Ele estava esperando na esquina.
He was waiting at the corner.
tem
[TEHNG]
Has
Possess or hold.
Ela tem estilo e elegância.
She has style and elegance.
dez anos.
dehz AH-noosh
ten years (old)
The 'z' links to 'anos' as a 'z' sound: 'deh-ZA-noosh'.
Moro aqui há dez anos.
I've lived here for ten years.
Words in this phrase
dez
[dehz]
Ten
The numerical value following nine; 10.
A turma tem dez alunos.
The class has ten students.
anos
[AH-noosh]
years
Plural of ano; in fazer anos, it is part of the expression for having a birthday.
A minha avó faz anos em julho.
My grandmother has her birthday in July.
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