Key Phrases
Contando de um a vinte
Counting from one to twenty
Contando de dez em dez até noventa
Counting in tens up to ninety
Contando números específicos como 'vinte e dois' ou 'oitenta e oito'
Counting by specific numbers like 'twenty two' or 'eighty eight'
Skills You'll Learn
Learn numbers in Portuguese
Aprender números em português
Understand numerical patterns in Portuguese
Entender padrões numéricos em português
Practice pronunciation of Portuguese numbers
Praticar a pronúncia dos números em português
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Um
oom
One
💬 In Portuguese, numbers have gender. 'Um' is masculine, and 'uma' is feminine.
🇵🇹 In Portugal, it's common to toast with 'Um brinde!' which means 'A toast!'.
See breakdown →Dois
doysh
Two
💬 Remember to use 'duas' for feminine, like 'duas casas' (two houses).
🇵🇹 In Portugal, twins are commonly referred to as 'gémeos'.
See breakdown →Três
traysh
Three
💬 'Três' is used for both masculine and feminine nouns.
🇵🇹 Portugal has the famous 'Três Mosqueteiros' (Three Musketeers) book, just like in other countries.
See breakdown →Quatro
kwah-troh
Four
💬 Similar to English, no gender change here for 'quatro'.
🇵🇹 Four-leaf clovers in Portugal are considered lucky, just like many places around the world.
See breakdown →Cinco
seen-koh
Five
💬 The 'c' in 'cinco' is pronounced like 'th' in 'think'.
🇵🇹 Five is a lucky number in some Portuguese games of chance.
See breakdown →Seis
saysh
Six
💬 Pronounce it like 'says'.
🇵🇹 In Portugal, many school grades are based on a 20-grade scale, and 'seis' is below average.
See breakdown →Sete
seh-teh
Seven
💬 'Sete' rhymes with 'pet'.
🇵🇹 Football fans may know 'Benfica,' a famous Portuguese team, won 7 European Cups.
See breakdown →Oito
oy-toh
Eight
💬 Easy to remember, it sounds like 'wayto'.
🇵🇹 Eight is considered a lucky number culturally due to its symmetry.
See breakdown →Nove
noh-veh
Nine
💬 Pronounced like 'nov-eh'.
🇵🇹 Portugal has many 'novidades' (news) that start at 'nove horas' (9 o'clock).
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