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How to Say ‘Ten is great.’ in Portuguese

Às dez está ótimo.

ahsh DESH shtah AW-tee-moo

[ahsh DESH shtah AW-tee-moo]

Phrase Breakdown

Às dez

ahsh DESH

At ten

A short way to give the time without 'horas'. The 's' in 'às' joins with the 'd' of 'dez', so it sounds like 'azh desh'.

Example

Às dez saio de casa.

At ten I leave home.

Words in this phrase

Às

[ahsh]

at (the)

Contraction of 'a' + 'as', used to tell the time of an event.

Example

O jantar é às oito.

Dinner is at eight.

dez

[DESH]

ten

The number 10; with times, ten o'clock.

Example

Fechamos às dez.

We close at ten.

está ótimo.

shtah AW-tee-moo

is great.

'Ótimo' means 'great'. The stress is on the first syllable: 'Ó-ti-mo'.

Example

O café está ótimo.

The coffee is great.

Words in this phrase

está

[shtah]

are (you, formal) / is

Form of 'estar' (to be, for states) used with 'você' or formal address, or for he/she/it.

Example

O senhor está cansado?

Are you tired, sir?

ótimo

[AW-tee-moo]

great / excellent

Positive reaction showing approval or satisfaction.

Example

Ótimo, então ficamos em contacto.

Great, then we'll stay in touch.

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