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How to Say ‘That costs a lot of money.’ in Portuguese

Isso custa muita massa.

EE-soo KOOSH-tah MWEEN-tah MAH-sah

[EE-soo KOOSH-tah MWEEN-tah MAH-sah]

Phrase Breakdown

Isso custa

EE-soo KOOSH-tah

That costs

'Isso' means 'that', for something near the listener. 'Custa' comes from 'custar' (to cost). Say it as 'EE-soo KOOSH-tuh'. In Portugal, the 's' before a 't' sounds like 'sh'.

Example

Quanto custa isso?

How much does that cost?

Words in this phrase

Isso

[EE-soo]

that

Used to refer to an idea just mentioned, such as a company value or cultural trait.

Example

Isso chamou-me a atenção durante a conversa.

That caught my attention during the conversation.

custa

[KOOSH-tah]

it costs

3rd person singular of “custar”: used to say the price of something.

Example

Custa dois euros e vinte o bilhete do elétrico.

The tram ticket costs two euros twenty.

muita massa.

MWEEN-tah MAH-sah

a lot of money.

'Massa' literally means 'dough' or 'pasta', but as slang it means 'money'. 'Muita' has a slightly nasal 'ui' sound: 'MWEEN-tuh MAH-suh'.

Example

Ele ganha muita massa.

He earns a lot of money.

Words in this phrase

muita

[MWEEN-tah]

a lot of

Feminine form of 'muito', used with feminine nouns.

Example

Tenho muita fome.

I'm very hungry.

massa

[MAH-sah]

money, dough

Slang for money.

Example

Não tenho massa para isso.

I don't have money for that.

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