How to Say ‘Almost two hours’ in Portuguese
Quase duas horas
KWAH-zuh DOO-ahsh OH-rash
[KWAH-zuh DOO-ahsh OH-rash]
💬 Usage Tip: 'Two' changes shape to match what it counts: duas horas for feminine words, dois dias "two days" for masculine ones. Only one and two do this.
Phrase Breakdown
Quase
[KWAH-zuh]
almost
Used to say something is nearly or practically like something else.
A equipa parecia quase perfeita na forma como comunicava.
The team seemed almost perfect in the way it communicated.
duas
[DOO-ahsh]
two
Feminine form of the number 2, used with feminine nouns.
Quero duas mesas.
I want two tables.
horas
[OH-rash]
hours
Plural of 'hora', hour.
Esperei duas horas.
I waited two hours.
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