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How to Say ‘Twenty-eight fifty-five’ in Portuguese

Vinte e oito e cinquenta e cinco

VIN-cheh ee OY-too ee SEEN-kwen-tah ee seen-koo

[VIN-cheh ee OY-too ee SEEN-kwen-tah ee seen-koo]

💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese puts e "and" between tens and units and also before the cents. That's why one price can have three es.

Phrase Breakdown

Vinte e oito

VIN-cheh ee OY-too

Twenty-eight

Say it linked together: 'VEEN-tee-OY-too'.

Example

Tenho vinte e oito anos.

I'm twenty-eight years old.

Words in this phrase

Vinte

[VIN-cheh]

twenty

The number 20; in prices it often implies cents when said after euros.

Example

São dois euros e vinte para o bilhete do elétrico.

It’s two euros and twenty for the tram ticket.

[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.

oito

[OY-too]

eight

The number 'eight'; with 'às' it gives a specific time.

Example

A reserva ficou marcada para Às oito.

The reservation was set for At eight.

e cinquenta e cinco

ee SEEN-kwen-tah ee seen-koo

and fifty-five (cents)

These are the cents. 'cinquenta' sounds like 'seen-KWEN-tuh'.

Example

Dez e cinquenta e cinco.

Ten fifty-five.

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.

cinquenta

[SEEN-kwen-tah]

fifty

A number representing five times ten, used after numbers to denote a larger sum or count.

Example

São dois euros e cinquenta.

It's two euros and fifty.

[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.

cinco

[seen-koo]

Five

This is the number 5 in Portuguese, used to count or specify quantities.

Example

Ele comprou cinco livros.

He bought five books.

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