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How to Say ‘That's six euros forty.’ in Portuguese

São seis euros e quarenta.

sowng SAYSH EH-oo-roosh ee kwuh-REN-tuh

[sowng SAYSH EH-oo-roosh ee kwuh-REN-tuh]

💬 Usage Tip: Prices usually drop the word cêntimos "cents": euros e quarenta means €6.40. The verb is plural são, not é, because there's more than one euro.

Phrase Breakdown

São seis euros

sowng SAYSH EH-oo-roosh

It's six euros

Prices use 'são' (they are) for plural amounts, said as a nasal 'sowng'. 'Seis' sounds like 'saysh'. 'Euros' sounds like 'EH-oo-roosh'.

Example

São seis euros, por favor.

It's six euros, please.

Words in this phrase

São

[sowng]

are (it comes to)

Third-person plural of 'ser'; used when stating a price in plural units.

Example

São dois euros.

That's two euros.

seis

[SAYSH]

six

The number 6.

Example

A minha filha tem seis anos.

My daughter is six years old.

euros

[EH-oo-roosh]

euros

Plural of euro, Portugal's currency.

Example

Tenho dez euros.

I have ten euros.

e quarenta.

ee kwuh-REN-tuh

and forty (cents).

The cents are given after 'e' (and) without saying 'cêntimos'. 'Quarenta' (forty) sounds like 'kwa-REN-ta'.

Example

Dois euros e quarenta.

Two euros forty.

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.

quarenta

[kwuh-REN-tuh]

forty

The number 40.

Example

A sala tem quarenta cadeiras.

The room has forty chairs.

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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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