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How to Say ‘One metre seventy’ in Portuguese

Um metro e setenta

oom MEH-troo ee seh-TEN-tah

[oom MEH-troo ee seh-TEN-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: Heights are read as metres e centimetres: um metro e oitenta is 1.80 m. You don't need to say 'centimetres' at the end.

Phrase Breakdown

Um metro

oom MEH-troo

One metre

'Um' is nasal, close to 'oong' with no hard 'g'. In 'metro' the 'e' is open, like 'meh-troo', and the final 'o' sounds like a soft 'oo'.

Example

A mesa tem um metro.

The table is one metre long.

Words in this phrase

[oom]

One

The first number in the sequence of natural numbers.

Example

Eu tenho um gato.

I have one cat.

metro

[MEH-troo]

metre

Unit of length equal to 100 centimetres.

Example

A mesa tem um metro de largura.

The table is one metre wide.

e setenta

ee seh-TEN-tah

and seventy

'E' (and) sounds like 'ee' and links smoothly into 'setenta'. In Portugal the first 'e' of 'setenta' is almost swallowed: 's'tenta'.

Example

Cem e setenta.

One hundred and seventy.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A linking word meaning and; in prices it connects euros and cents.

Example

Levo pão e leite.

I am taking bread and milk.

setenta

[seh-TEN-tah]

Seventy

The number that is equal to 7 times 10.

Example

Ele jogou setenta partidas este ano.

He played seventy matches this year.

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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