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How to Say ‘Just having the amount itemised is enough.’ in Portuguese

Basta ter o valor discriminado.

BASH-tah tehr oo vah-LOR dish-kree-mee-NAH-doo

[BASH-tah tehr oo vah-LOR dish-kree-mee-NAH-doo]

Phrase Breakdown

Basta ter

BASH-tah tehr

It's enough to have

'Basta' means 'it's enough'. Say 'BASH-ta', because 's' before a consonant sounds like 'sh' in Portugal.

Example

Basta ter paciência.

It's enough to have patience.

Words in this phrase

Basta

[BASH-tah]

it's enough

From 'bastar'; means it is sufficient to do something.

Example

Basta ligar para o hotel.

You just need to call the hotel.

ter

[tehr]

have

Auxiliary verb used to form perfect tenses.

Example

Ela deve ter chegado.

She must have arrived.

o valor discriminado.

oo vah-LOR dish-kree-mee-NAH-doo

the itemized amount.

Keep the article 'o' attached to 'valor'. Stress 'va-LOR' and 'dis-cri-mi-NA-do'.

Example

Quero o valor discriminado.

I want the itemized amount.

Words in this phrase

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

valor

[vah-LOR]

amount / value

The sum of money involved.

Example

O valor total é alto.

The total amount is high.

discriminado

[dish-kree-mee-NAH-doo]

itemised

Broken down into separate items.

Example

Quero a conta discriminada.

I want the itemised bill.

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