How to Say ‘I worked for five years’ in Portuguese
Trabalhei cinco anos
trah-bah-LYAY SEEN-koo AH-noosh
[trah-bah-LYAY SEEN-koo AH-noosh]
💬 Usage Tip: For finished periods of time, you just add the length straight after the verb, with no word for "for". You could also say Trabalhei durante cinco anos.
Phrase Breakdown
Trabalhei
[trah-bah-LYAY]
I worked
Past tense, 'eu' form of 'trabalhar' (to work).
Trabalhei muito ontem.
I worked a lot yesterday.
cinco
[SEEN-koo]
five
The number 5.
Somos cinco pessoas.
We are five people.
anos
[AH-noosh]
years
Plural of "ano," used for talking about repeated yearly events.
Há anos que participo nesta conferência.
I have been taking part in this conference for years.
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