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

São doze euros.

sawn DOH-zeh EH-oo-roosh

[sawn DOH-zeh EH-oo-roosh]

💬 Usage Tip: Prices take são "they are" because the euros are plural, so it's literally "they are twelve euros". With one euro it switches to é um euro.

Phrase Breakdown

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.

doze

[DOH-zeh]

twelve

The number 12, useful for giving the number of guests.

Example

Doze. É o número de pessoas na reserva.

Twelve. It is the number of people in the reservation.

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.

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