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How to Say ‘It's eighty-two kilos.’ in Portuguese

São oitenta e dois quilos.

sown oy-TEN-tuh ee doysh KEE-loosh

[sown oy-TEN-tuh ee doysh KEE-loosh]

💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese says "they are eighty-two kilos" with plural são, because the amount is more than one. For a single unit you'd say é um quilo.

Phrase Breakdown

São oitenta

sown oy-TEN-tuh

It's eighty

'São' (they are) is used with plural amounts. It has the nasal diphthong 'ão', like 'sɐ̃w'. Link it smoothly into 'oitenta'.

Example

São oitenta cêntimos.

It's eighty cents.

Words in this phrase

São

[sown]

(they) are / it comes to

Plural form of 'ser' (to be), used when stating a price.

Example

São três euros.

It's three euros.

oitenta

[oy-TEN-tuh]

eighty

The number 80.

Example

O livro custa oitenta euros.

The book costs eighty euros.

e dois quilos.

ee doysh KEE-loosh

and two kilos.

This completes the number 82. Say 'ee DOYSH KEE-lush'.

Example

Cinquenta e dois quilos.

Fifty-two kilos.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

dois

[doysh]

two

The number 2 (masculine form).

Example

Tenho dois filhos.

I have two children.

quilos

[KEE-loosh]

kilos

Plural of 'quilo', kilogram.

Example

Pesa cinco quilos.

It weighs five kilos.

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