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How to Say ‘That's fourteen euros eighty, please.’ in Portuguese

São catorze euros e oitenta, se faz favor.

sawn kah-TOR-zeh EH-oo-roosh ee oy-TEN-tuh suh fahz fah-VOR

[sawn kah-TOR-zeh EH-oo-roosh ee oy-TEN-tuh suh fahz fah-VOR]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: se faz favor is the standard polite "please" in Portugal, and drivers, waiters and shop staff use it all the time when asking you to pay.

Phrase Breakdown

São catorze euros

sawn kah-TOR-zeh EH-oo-roosh

It's fourteen euros

This is the usual way to state a price. The final 's' in 'euros' sounds like 'sh'.

Example

São dez euros.

It's ten euros.

Words in this phrase

São

[sawn]

are/is

Used to convey the total cost in pricing sentences.

Example

Os cafés são 1,50€, por favor.

The coffees are 1.50€, please.

catorze

[kah-TOR-zeh]

fourteen

The number 14.

Example

Tenho catorze maçãs.

I have fourteen apples.

euros

[EH-oo-roosh]

Euros

The currency used in many European countries including Portugal.

Example

O preço é cinco euros.

The price is five euros.

e oitenta,

ee oy-TEN-tuh

and eighty (cents),

The cents are implied. Say it 'ee oy-TEN-tuh'.

Example

Um e oitenta.

One eighty.

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.

oitenta

[oy-TEN-tuh]

eighty

The number 80.

Example

O livro custa oitenta euros.

The book costs eighty euros.

se faz favor.

suh fahz fah-VOR

please.

This is a very common European Portuguese 'please'. Say it 'sfash fa-VOR', with 'se' almost swallowed.

Example

Um café, se faz favor.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

[suh]

A conjunction used to introduce a condition politely.

Example

Comecei com «Se» for possível para fazer um pedido com cuidado.

I started with “If” possible to make a request carefully.

faz

[fahz]

does / makes

Part of the set expression used politely in Portugal.

Example

Em Um galão, se faz favor., faz pertence à expressão fixa.

In A galão, please., faz belongs to the fixed expression.

favor

[fah-VOR]

favor / kindness

In por favor, it forms the polite expression please. Very useful in cafés and restaurants.

Example

Pode trazer água, por favor?

Can you bring water, please?

Guides for Portuguese learners

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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